The Chicago Bears have several position battles to monitor heading into their preseason opener against the Cleveland Browns, including left tackle. With frontrunner Braxton Jones currently sidelined with an injury, it’s Kiran Amegadjie and Jedrick Wills Jr. rotating with the starters.
Head coach Ben Johnson announced that Amegadjie will start on Saturday for the Bears with the plan being to get equal reps to Wills against the Browns. Amegadjie will kick off the first quarter before Wills gets his shot as they rotate throughout the game.
Chicago Tribune’s Brad Biggs noted that Jones, who’s been sidelined since Aug. 6, is set to return to practice on Thursday with the hope is he’ll be full go for next week.
Chicago wanted to have clarity on left tackle sooner than later, and it appeared that Jones was going to be the guy after receiving a majority of starting reps. But his injury has complicated matters, and the battle is back open.
There was also encouraging news regarding the status of Ozzy Trapilo, who cemented himself as the team’s left tackle in the second half of the year before suffering a ruptured patellar tendon in the wild-card playoff win against the Green Bay Packers. While Trapilo was expected to miss most of the 2026 season, there’s now a belief that he could return sooner than later, “potentially” before the conclusion of training camp this month.
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