The Chicago Bears returned to Halas Hall on Tuesday morning for their 11th practice of training camp.
With media and fans in attendance, there’s plenty to keep an eye on during Tuesday’s open practice. That includes defensive end Yannick Ngakoue practicing for the first time, the continued connection between quarterback Justin Fields and wide receiver DJ Moore, standout performers, position battles and more.
Here are some live updates from those in attendance at the Bears’ 11th practice of training camp:
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The Bears are not in pads today. Nate Davis has his helmet on and is practicing.
— Nicholas Moreano (@NicholasMoreano) August 8, 2023
Yannick Ngakoue runs out on the field at Halas Hall for his first day of practice.
Follow along here for instant updates of the days action!#BearDown pic.twitter.com/zP73bK5nai
— Greg Braggs Jr. (@GBraggsJr23) August 8, 2023
Yannick Ngakoue is ready to participate in practice today. It looks like Nate Davis will practice too.
Lucas Patrick looks to be sidelined.
— Sean Hammond (@sean_hammond) August 8, 2023
Practice #11 about to get started pic.twitter.com/rMZga6FWbS
— 79th & Halas Podcast (@79thAndHalas) August 8, 2023
New edge, who dis? pic.twitter.com/RBJ6fC7Qvo
— Brendan Sugrue (@BrendanSugrue) August 8, 2023
Yannick Ngakoue looks ready for practice. pic.twitter.com/HpRKT0gg4L
— Nicholas Moreano (@NicholasMoreano) August 8, 2023
Who looks to be not practicing today so far:
Demarcus Walker
Jaquan Brisker
Cole Kmet
Lucas Patrick
Roschon Johnson
Tremaine Edmunds
Dylan ColeWe'll keep an eye out to see who else.
— Greg Braggs Jr. (@GBraggsJr23) August 8, 2023
Roschon Johnson, Lucas Patrick and Terell Smith are not practicing today.
— Nicholas Moreano (@NicholasMoreano) August 8, 2023
Among the Bears who are stretching: Jack Sanborn, Nate Davis, Yannick Ngakoue,
On the bikes: Lucas Patrick, Tremaine Edmunds, Dylan Cole, Roschon Johnson, Terell Smith
Off to the side: Jaquan Brisker, DeMarcus Walker pic.twitter.com/UVzlYgsU1E
— Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain) August 8, 2023
Mercedes Lewis practicing as well pic.twitter.com/LCnYt5owR1
— 79th & Halas Podcast (@79thAndHalas) August 8, 2023
QB1 ready to go pic.twitter.com/YZCJiol7K7
— 79th & Halas Podcast (@79thAndHalas) August 8, 2023
Flus is watching ya, Velus. pic.twitter.com/5zrUeBu8Xm
— Brendan Sugrue (@BrendanSugrue) August 8, 2023
Kmet here, has his helmet on
— 79th & Halas Podcast (@79thAndHalas) August 8, 2023
Interesting drill. Bears staffers are throwing exercise balls at returners to distract them. pic.twitter.com/uRQB1FOutm
— Brendan Sugrue (@BrendanSugrue) August 8, 2023
Nate Davis and Jack Sanborn are back at practice. Bears not in pads.
Not participating:
Eddie Jackson
Kyler Gordon
Jaquan Brisker
Terell Smith
DeMarcus Walker
Lucas Patrick
Tremaine Edmunds
Dylan Cole
Roschon Johnson
Dante Pettis (NFI)Yannick Ngakoue is present.
— Josh Schrock (@Schrock_And_Awe) August 8, 2023
I'm sure others spotted it but I don't see Eddie Jackson or Jaquan Brisker out here with the safeties.
— Brendan Sugrue (@BrendanSugrue) August 8, 2023
Tremaine Edmunds, Lucas Patrick, Roschon Johnson, Dylan Cole and Terrell Smith are each working off to the side as they manage apparent injuries.
— Chris Emma (@CEmma670) August 8, 2023
Fields to Claypool. #Bears pic.twitter.com/ZikfwX26AT
— Mark Carman (@thecarm) August 8, 2023
O-line pic.twitter.com/ESKWNTd3wc
— CHGO Bears (@CHGO_Bears) August 8, 2023
Special Teams just did an interesting kick coverage rep where they did the ring-around-the-rosey move you saw from the Chiefs last year and as the ball went in the air, they went down to cover the kick.
Probably just having a little fun. But will be my only Special Teams note.
— Greg Braggs Jr. (@GBraggsJr23) August 8, 2023
QB1 pic.twitter.com/o7STVxWOV6
— CHGO Bears (@CHGO_Bears) August 8, 2023
The Nate Davis is back practicing video you’ve been waiting for with a splash of Khari Blasingame. pic.twitter.com/ChTGVP2Lbh
— Mark Carman (@thecarm) August 8, 2023
Who had the fastest release? 👀 pic.twitter.com/vzBSTKR2u1
— CHGO Bears (@CHGO_Bears) August 8, 2023
Watching individual DB drills and I'm impressed with Jaylon Jones' quick feet and speed. I haven't noticed it before but it's standing out to me.
— Brendan Sugrue (@BrendanSugrue) August 8, 2023
DJ Moore just beat Tyrique Stevenson like a drum for an easy TD in 1-on-1s!!#DaBears
— Rob Schwarz Jr. (@ChiRuxinBGO) August 8, 2023
Tyler Scott still has the drop flu today
— 79th & Halas Podcast (@79thAndHalas) August 8, 2023
Tyler Scott with a sweet double move that had the crowd loving it. Dropped it.
— Mark Carman (@thecarm) August 8, 2023
Couple notes from 1-on-1s
DJ Moore destroyed Stevenson in a corner endzone TD
Velus and Tyler Scott both got free but dropped the ball.
— Brendan Sugrue (@BrendanSugrue) August 8, 2023
Starting up 1 vs 1's, Gervon Dexter beats Carter on a speed rush #Bears
— Andrew Freeman (@AjFreeman25) August 8, 2023
1 on 1s starting up! 4 Fields reps.
Beautiful ball from Fields to DJ Moore in the back left corner of the end zone. Touchdown.
Another beautiful ball to Robert Tonyan to back right corner of the end zone. Tonyan had him beat but the CB dislodged it for an incomplete pass.…
— Greg Braggs Jr. (@GBraggsJr23) August 8, 2023
Gipson with a nice inside move vs Borom #Bears
— Andrew Freeman (@AjFreeman25) August 8, 2023
Robinson and Lewis with back-to-back wins against Collins #Bears
— Andrew Freeman (@AjFreeman25) August 8, 2023
Tyler Scott just put a nice move on Jaylon Johnson to get open. But he dropped the pass. #Bears
— Zack Pearson (@Zack_Pearson) August 8, 2023
Fields and Claypool miscommunication on a route. Fields discussing with Claypool. Leadership. Growth. #Bears
— Mark Carman (@thecarm) August 8, 2023
ESB made a great grab in the corner despite being draped by a DB
Velus rebounded with a catch quick out to the front corner of the endzone. It was a rocket from Walker.
— Brendan Sugrue (@BrendanSugrue) August 8, 2023
Sight seen, former #Bears WR Wendell Davis. Says his knees are fine. 😉
— Mark Grote (@markgrotesports) August 8, 2023
Tyler Scott shook Jaylon Johnson badly to the middle of the field in 1 on 1s with some oohs and ahhhs from the crowd.
BUT dropped the pass…
— Greg Braggs Jr. (@GBraggsJr23) August 8, 2023
The entire starting offensive line is out there for Chicago ATM.
Good to see Nate Davis on the field. Big energy swing to start off this week#DaBears
— Just Another Year Chicago: Bears (@OfficialJAYCHI) August 8, 2023
In 1 on 1s Fields to Claypool ends with a bad incomplete pass. Nowhere close. Obviously a miscommunication on where Claypool should finish the route.
Not sure who that's on between Fields and Claypool.
— Greg Braggs Jr. (@GBraggsJr23) August 8, 2023
Saw a miscommunication/bad snap between Whitehair and Fields during the half speed 11-on-11 drill.
So that's fun.
— Brendan Sugrue (@BrendanSugrue) August 8, 2023
No pads for the Bears today as they return to the practice field after a day off following Family Fest. Yannick Ngakue also practicing for the first time but doesn’t seem to be doing much.l on day 1. pic.twitter.com/WDtOtPyBCT
— Matt Zahn (@mattzahnsports) August 8, 2023
Ja'Tyre Carter is in at RG in 11-on-11s.
— Nicholas Moreano (@NicholasMoreano) August 8, 2023
The Bears are missing both of their starting safeties, with Jaquan Brisker and Eddie Jackson each not practicing. Elijah Hicks and Adrian Colbert are working in with the defense.
— Chris Emma (@CEmma670) August 8, 2023
D’Onta Foreman woulda had a TD if this was a game
— 79th & Halas Podcast (@79thAndHalas) August 8, 2023
First 11 on 11, #Bears have Ja’Tyre Carter at RG. Nate Davis is here.
— Mark Grote (@markgrotesports) August 8, 2023
Like any day that ends with Y, Fields to Moore again
— 79th & Halas Podcast (@79thAndHalas) August 8, 2023
Andrew Billings just bullrushed Braxton Jones and the young tackle held up in 11-on-11s!
Even in no pads, you love to see it.
— Brendan Sugrue (@BrendanSugrue) August 8, 2023
11 on 11s have started up!
Fields rips it to DJ Moore on the left side about 20 yards downfield.
DJ found an open spot and Fields delivered.
— Greg Braggs Jr. (@GBraggsJr23) August 8, 2023
First session of 11's, Fields with 2 completions to Moore #Bears
— Andrew Freeman (@AjFreeman25) August 8, 2023
Gervon Dexter completely overpowers Dieter Eislen.
PJ Walker throws a near interception. Incomplete.
— Greg Braggs Jr. (@GBraggsJr23) August 8, 2023
NFL referee Tra Blake and members of his crew are at #Bears practice this morning.
— Brad Biggs (@BradBiggs) August 8, 2023
Tyrique Stevenson picks off Justin Fields on a deep ball down the sidelines. Athletic play from the rookie cornerback.
— Chris Emma (@CEmma670) August 8, 2023
Justin threw a deep ball intended for Darnell Mooney & it was intercepted by Tyrique Stevenson
— 79th & Halas Podcast (@79thAndHalas) August 8, 2023
Justin Fields throws a deep ball up to Darnell Mooney down the left sideline and Tyrique Stevenson high points it for an interception.
— Brendan Sugrue (@BrendanSugrue) August 8, 2023
In 11-on-11, CB Tyrique Stevenson intercepted a Justin Fields deep ball for Mooney. Pass was under thrown. Stevenson made a nice leaping grab.
— Sean Hammond (@sean_hammond) August 8, 2023
Tyrique Stevenson with a pick on an off the back-foot throw by Fields to Mooney but would have been a Dom Rob sack anyway.
11-on-11s#DaBears
— Rob Schwarz Jr. (@ChiRuxinBGO) August 8, 2023
Justin Fields goes deep downfield to Darnell Mooney and its intercepted by Tyrique Stevenson who was all over it.
Also, could've been a sack by Dominique Robinson. Great rep from the defense.
My concern is building for the vertical passing game. Just haven't seen enough of it.
— Greg Braggs Jr. (@GBraggsJr23) August 8, 2023
JUSTIN FIELDS TO MOORE pic.twitter.com/TbfB3oB4pM
— JustinFieldsBurner (@JustinFieldsAlt) August 8, 2023
Justin Fields connects again to DJ Moore 20 yards downfield down the leftside.
But probably would've been a sack by Justin Jones before the throw.
So far, the defense has the advantage today. Back to Special Teams drills now.
— Greg Braggs Jr. (@GBraggsJr23) August 8, 2023
Heavy dose of Justin Fields to DJ Moore during that team session. That’s going to be their bread and butter in the intermediate area of the field.
— Sean Hammond (@sean_hammond) August 8, 2023
No pads but Gervon Dexter with a heck of a rep to get into the backfield. Beat Dieter Eiselen. #Bears
— Zack Pearson (@Zack_Pearson) August 8, 2023
Watching Yannick Ngakoue doing individual drills. The man has such a quick get off.
I'm excited to see it during a game.
— Brendan Sugrue (@BrendanSugrue) August 8, 2023
Braxton Jones holds up well vs Greene on a bull rush in 1 vs 1's #Bears
— Andrew Freeman (@AjFreeman25) August 8, 2023
7 on 7s:
Fields missed wide on a throw to Tonyan, followed by a strike to Herbert off a slant, then a 5-yard completion to Mooney on an out, then finished with a 10ish yard out to Claypool.
3-4 on his first time through.
— Brendan Sugrue (@BrendanSugrue) August 8, 2023
Wright with a great rep vs Lewis, follows that up with a loss to Gipson #Bears
— Andrew Freeman (@AjFreeman25) August 8, 2023
Velus Jones with a sideline catch in 7 on 7s from PJ Walker.
— Greg Braggs Jr. (@GBraggsJr23) August 8, 2023
#Bears CB Josh Blackwell working on the inside with Kyler Gordon not practicing today.
— Mark Grote (@markgrotesports) August 8, 2023
Nice midfield grab by DJ Moore, pass looked a little high & he went up & got it
— 79th & Halas Podcast (@79thAndHalas) August 8, 2023
Justin Fields to DJ Moore. Rinse and repeat at Bears training camp.
— Matt Zahn (@mattzahnsports) August 8, 2023
7 on 7s beautiful ball from Justin Fields to DJ Moore deep down the left sidelines just past the CBs fingertips.@AdamHoge just called that an EXPLOSIVE play. 👀
— Greg Braggs Jr. (@GBraggsJr23) August 8, 2023
Dexter with another win with speed, this time vs Leatherwood #Bears
— Andrew Freeman (@AjFreeman25) August 8, 2023
2nd time through for Fields:
Easy pitch and catch to Moore down the sideline over a DB
Hits Moore on a high pass down the middle. Great catch by #2.
Curl to ESB
Strike to Velus for a first down.
4-4. Fields looked sharp.
— Brendan Sugrue (@BrendanSugrue) August 8, 2023
11 on 11s. Fields with a badly thrown deep pass to St. Brown. Overthrown and way out of bounds. Fields threw off his back foot.
A couple plays later EQ springs loose down the left sidelines. Fields looked his way but chose to tuck it and run for a short gain.
Up and down day.
— Greg Braggs Jr. (@GBraggsJr23) August 8, 2023
11 on 11s. A deeeeep shot downfield to Chase Claypool. A ton of hand fighting between him and Jaylon Johnson. Incomplete.
Flag thrown. Offensive Pass Interference is called.
Bad call. Don't let anyone tell you different.
— Greg Braggs Jr. (@GBraggsJr23) August 8, 2023
11 on 11s finish with the 1s with a punt to Velus Jones who comes down with a clean catch.
— Greg Braggs Jr. (@GBraggsJr23) August 8, 2023
Justin Fields struggled on the 11-on-11 drill again just now. Rough.#DaBears
— Rob Schwarz Jr. (@ChiRuxinBGO) August 8, 2023
First team offense underwhelmed in 11-on-11s. A couple short completions but not much else. Missed throws, drops, an OPI (allegedly) on Claypool.
— Brendan Sugrue (@BrendanSugrue) August 8, 2023
Justin Fields connects to Tyler Scott on a crisp route in team drills. Those two have been connected throughout training camp.
— Chris Emma (@CEmma670) August 8, 2023
PJ Walker makes a great throw off play action to Tyler Scott who runs all the way to the end zone.
Always finish the play no matter what.
— Brendan Sugrue (@BrendanSugrue) August 8, 2023
Tyler Scott on an intermediate crossing route from PJ Walker.
Wide open and would've went for big yards.
One thing we know for sure. Tyler Scott gets serious separation.
— Greg Braggs Jr. (@GBraggsJr23) August 8, 2023
Rough team session for Fields. Struggled with accuracy on 2 bad misses to Mooney on a screen and ESB on a vertical route. Also appeared to not see ESB for what would've been a big gain on another play #Bears
— Andrew Freeman (@AjFreeman25) August 8, 2023
Lots of #Bears not practicing.
Terell smith
Dylan Cole
Jaquan Brisker
Eddie Jackson
Tremaine Edmunds
Lucas Patrick
Roschon Johnson
Kyler GordonGood news – Jack Sanborn is back. .
— Mark Carman (@thecarm) August 8, 2023
Back to 11 on 11s.
Fields fires an absolute strike to Cole Kmet.
But a flag is thrown. Offensive Pass Interference on a clear push off by Kmet.
— Greg Braggs Jr. (@GBraggsJr23) August 8, 2023
DJ Moore with a strong hands catch for about 15 yards in 2 minute drill. Covered well too.
He's Mr. Consistent.
— Brendan Sugrue (@BrendanSugrue) August 8, 2023
Teven Jenkins gets absolutely beat by Justin Jones in 11 on 11s.
Play is blown dead.
Doug Kramer has started at center this whole series.
— Greg Braggs Jr. (@GBraggsJr23) August 8, 2023
Fields hits DJ Moore in 11 on 11s to get the Bears in FG position.
They attempt 2 FGs with Cairo Santos. He makes both from 50 yards with high winds. One of the left hash. One dead center.
— Greg Braggs Jr. (@GBraggsJr23) August 8, 2023
#Bears 2-minute offense featured a 20-yard pass down the middle to Tyler Scott, and several nice connections with DJ Moore, but the drive ends in a long field goal.
— Mark Grote (@markgrotesports) August 8, 2023
#Bears 2-minute situational drill starts off rocky with an OPI, and an incompletion. Ends with a few Fields completions. Hits Tyler Scott over the middle. Nice throw and a good catch on 3rd
Ends with Cairo Santos hitting a 50 yard field goal.
Was against first team defense.
— Zack Pearson (@Zack_Pearson) August 8, 2023
Disjointed two-minute drill still results in points for the first-team offense. Cairo Santos made a 50-yard field goal. Cole Kmet was called for offensive pass interference and Justin Fields was sacked but they overcame both to get a first down and set up the field goal.
— Sean Hammond (@sean_hammond) August 8, 2023
Bears kicker Cairo Santos just made a pair of 50-yard field goals to wrap the first-team offense’s 55-second drill.
An offensive PI call on Kmet backed them up. Completions to Tyler Scott and DJ Moore got them back in range. Fields clocked it with 0.6 seconds left.
— Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain) August 8, 2023
Bears are in team drills right now
Justin Fields completed passes to DJ Moore and Tyler Scott on that drive. The last completion to Moore put the Bears in field goal range. Fields spiked the ball with .6 left on the clock. Cairo Santos nailed a 50-yard field goal.
— Nicholas Moreano (@NicholasMoreano) August 8, 2023
Bad clock management by first team offense on the 2 min drills which ended in a Santos FG, good passes by Justin to Tyler Scott & DJ Moore tho
— 79th & Halas Podcast (@79thAndHalas) August 8, 2023
Tyler Scott also had another really nice route and catch to the deep middle of the field to cross midfield from Fields.
— Greg Braggs Jr. (@GBraggsJr23) August 8, 2023
I'm really starting to believe PJ Walker is a poor-man's Jay Cutler. Electric arm, kind of erratic in the pocket, and isn't afraid to throw into traffic.
— Brendan Sugrue (@BrendanSugrue) August 8, 2023
2nd team reps have been filled with DLine beating OLine before a pass got off.
The 2 that really stood out:
Travis Bell with a really nice rep on a swim move completely blowing the play up for a sack.
Terrell Lewis beating Larry Borom on a couple plays. Lewis is making this…
— Greg Braggs Jr. (@GBraggsJr23) August 8, 2023
Players who missed time recently that returned to action in practice today: RG Nate Davis, LB Jack Sanborn.
— Brad Biggs (@BradBiggs) August 8, 2023
Bears focused on last-second field goals during their 2-minute drills.
Santos missed just one kick. I think he went 5-6 from about 50 out.
— Brendan Sugrue (@BrendanSugrue) August 8, 2023
Bears are in team drills right now
Justin Fields completed passes to DJ Moore and Tyler Scott on that drive. The last completion to Moore put the Bears in field goal range. Fields spiked the ball with .6 left on the clock. Cairo Santos nailed a 50-yard field goal.
— Nicholas Moreano (@NicholasMoreano) August 8, 2023
It’s an unpadded day but Gervon once again showed the ability to consistently disrupt. Sat down with the Bears rookie last week to understand his rise, his goals and why there’s so much buzz around Halas Hall about what he can be for the Bears. https://t.co/FaKvExhoj6
— Josh Schrock (@Schrock_And_Awe) August 8, 2023
Practice is over. Bears win. One day closer to the preseason opener.
— Brendan Sugrue (@BrendanSugrue) August 8, 2023
Day 10 of camp notes:
-Nate Davis is BACK
-Jack Sanborn is BACK
-Defense won the day with great pressure
-Fields had struggles with the deep ball
-Yannick is already impressing
-Few shocking moves on the early depth-chartHighlights from camp dropping on YT in 1 hour! 🐻⬇️
— Just Another Year Chicago: Bears (@OfficialJAYCHI) August 8, 2023
Guys… I love you all. I love the Bears. They have shown definitive improvement in the intermediate & underneath passing game.
We just haven't seen enough downfield & I'm not gonna pretend like that's fine. It absolutely should work itself out. Now is time to build chemistry. https://t.co/9e6dDiPJri
— Greg Braggs Jr. (@GBraggsJr23) August 8, 2023
Today's DNPs from Bears camp, in numerical order: Eddie Jackson, Gordon, Brisker, Roschon, Terell Smith, Edmunds, Cole, Patrick, Reed, Pettis and Walker.
Nate Davis was back but limited. Same for Sanborn.
— Dan Wiederer (@danwiederer) August 8, 2023
That's it for practice!
I'd say it's either a wash or the defense won the day overall.
Some good things at times in the passing game but the defense probably made a few more splash plays.
Healthy competition here at Bears Camp.
— Greg Braggs Jr. (@GBraggsJr23) August 8, 2023
— Some good stuff from rookie Tyler Scott today but had another drop in individuals.
— DJ Moore with several nice grabs in team drills.
— With Terell Smith out, Tyrique Stevenson got reps with the ones. He had an INT but also gave up some catches against Moore and Mooney— Josh Schrock (@Schrock_And_Awe) August 8, 2023
While practice has been over for 20 minutes.
Tyler Scott is still out there working with the jugs machine.
Love to see it.
— Greg Braggs Jr. (@GBraggsJr23) August 8, 2023
Practice ended 20 minutes ago but Chase Claypool and Equanimeous St. Brown are still out here working on deep balls. pic.twitter.com/tCG1g0bMAS
— Brendan Sugrue (@BrendanSugrue) August 8, 2023
