OTAs is a week done for the Chicago Bears with the long wait for training camp underway.
There is still so much to dissect about what happened over the last three weeks for the Bears and who is standing out. These OTAs felt different from others, as there weren't many bad performances in practice, and there was so much more excitement over the guys who were playing well.
That doesn't mean players' stocks didn't take a hit, as some are worse off than they were a month ago. Here are four players who took a hit with their stocks at OTAs.
Roschon Johnson, RB
D'Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai have a lot of buzz around them, but when they continue to add running backs to the roster like Salvon Ahmed, then that's usually not good news for the current players on the bench. Johnson is a perfect example of this, as he is already on the hot seat and might not make the 53-man roster. He's going to need to have a great training camp at this point if he wants to hold his third-string job.
Jahdae Walker, WR
Walker didn't necessarily have a bad OTAs with the Bears, but it felt like everyone else was having a more memorable one than he was. He's competing with Kalif Raymond and rookie Zavion Thomas for the WR3 job, with the other two making memorable plays and catching the attention of their head coach, Ben Johnson. It feels as though Walker has a lot of work to do to earn playing time despite being a good lock to make the 53-man roster.
Shemar Turner, DL
Johnson did not provide a timeline for Turner's return to the field after being selected in the second round last year. Turner is working through his ACL injury and missed all of OTAs. If he can't find a way to get healthy and back on the field, he might get left behind.
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Kyler Gordon, CB
When a team's head coach says a player has to earn his trust back, that's usually a good indication that there is trouble in paradise. Gordon didn't practice at all during OTAs as he is still recovering from his injury, and his status for training camp is unknown. This is now moving into two years of trouble with staying on the field, and Johnson's patience is running thin, which is not good for Gordon.
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