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Alyssa Barbieri

Everything to know about 2023 Bears training camp

Training camp is officially underway for the Chicago Bears, as veterans reported to Halas Hall on Tuesday. Rookies and quarterbacks started arriving back on Saturday. The first practice of the summer is scheduled for Wednesday.

This will mark the fourth time the Bears will hold training camp at Halas Hall after 18 years practicing at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais.

As the Bears kick off camp, we’ve gathered everything you need to know about training camp, from the schedule to fan attendance to our training camp coverage to our early 53-man roster predictions.

Practice schedule

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Here’s the training camp schedule from ChicagoBears.com, which features nine practices open to the public.

Tuesday, July 25 Report day
Wednesday, July 26 10:00 a.m. practice (closed to public)
Thursday, July 27 10:00 a.m. practice
Friday, July 28 10:00 a.m. practice
Saturday, July 29 10:00 a.m. practice
Sunday, July 30 OFF DAY/NO AVAILABILITY
Monday, July 31 10:00 a.m. practice
Tuesday, Aug. 1 10:00 a.m. practice
Wednesday, Aug. 2 10:00 a.m. practice (closed to public, Community Invite Day)
Thursday, Aug. 3 OFF DAY/NO AVAILABILITY
Friday, Aug. 4 10:00 a.m. practice
Saturday, Aug. 5 10:00 a.m. practice (closed to public, Community Invite Day)
Sunday, Aug. 6 Meijer Family Fest at Soldier Field – 10:35 a.m.
Monday, Aug. 7 OFF DAY/NO AVAILABILITY
Tuesday, Aug. 8 10:00 a.m. practice
Wednesday, Aug. 9 10:00 a.m. practice
Thursday, Aug. 10 10:00 a.m. practice
Friday, Aug. 11 OFF DAY/NO AVAILABILITY
Saturday, Aug. 12 Titans at Bears – Noon
Sunday, Aug. 13 OFF DAY/NO AVAILABILITY
Monday, Aug. 14 10:00 a.m. practice (closed to public, Community Invite Day)
Tuesday, Aug. 15 OFF DAY/NO AVAILABILITY
Wednesday, Aug. 16 Joint practices with Colts (5:30 p.m.)
Thursday, Aug. 17 Joint practices with Colts (5:30 p.m.)
Friday, Aug. 18 OFF DAY/NO AVAILABILITY
Saturday, Aug. 19 Bears at Colts – 6 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 20 OFF DAY / NO AVAILABILITY

*all times CT

Fan attendance

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Fans will need a free ticket for entry to one of the team’s nine public practices between July 27 and Aug. 10.

Tickets were made available on Thursday, July 6. Fans could select up to four tickets per date, based on availability. All tickets will be distributed as mobile tickets.

You can still purchase Family Fest tickets here.

Joint practices with Colts

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The Bears will host two joint practices with the Colts ahead of their Aug. 19 preseason game in Indianapolis. Those practices will be held Wednesday, Aug. 16 and Thursday, Aug. 17 at the Colts’ facility at 5 p.m. CT.

“It’s exciting to be able to do that,” coach Matt Eberflus said this offseason. “We’ve done them in the past. There’s a lot of good work during those crossovers. The 1-on-1s are really cool to do, the pass rushes and the covers and all those things, the DBs versus the receivers. You get to go against a different skillset, which is really neat because you get to adjust your skillset to them, your technique. It’s going to be fun to be able to see that and evaluate that.”

Training camp roster and 53-man roster prediction

Here’s a look at the 90-man roster the Bears are bringing into training camp and our early 53-man roster projection, as well as a look at the newcomers:

https://bearswire.usatoday.com/lists/chicago-bears-53-man-roster-projection-2023-pre-training-camp/

 

Position Previews

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We unveiled our Bears 2023 training camp position previews, where we broke down every player by position and examined the biggest question facing the group.

2023 Preseason Schedule

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Here’s a look at the Bears’ three-game preseason schedule, which features an All-AFC slate:

Week Date Opponent Time (CT)
1 Aug. 12 vs. Tennessee Titans Noon Tickets
2 Aug. 19 at Indianapolis Colts 6 p.m. Tickets
3 Aug. 26 vs. Buffalo Bills Noon Tickets

 

Roster cutdowns

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports

Unlike last season when there will be three separate roster cuts (after each preseason game), there will be just one big roster cutdown from 90 to 53 players on Aug. 29.

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