Chicago Bears training camp has been an interesting one for the team, but the heat is about to get turned up as they face the Cincinnati Bengals in their joint practice.
The Bears will face the Bengals in their Week 2 preseason game, but this joint practice will be important for the team. Chicago most likely won't play the starters in the preseason game, so this will be their chance to get some good reps with them for the first time since training camp began.
Bears fans will have plenty of storylines to follow during the practice. Here is everything Bears fans should know regarding the joint practice with the Bengals.
Things for fans to watch out for with Bears-Bengals joint practice
Injuries to monitor for the Bengals
The Bengals have three injuries to watch during joint practice to see whether they take the field. Bengals on SI's Russell Heltman detailed the injuries the Bengals dealt with during Monday's practice.
"Dax Hill, Bryan Cook and Shemar Stewart were all on the Bengals' rehab practice field getting work in together on Tuesday while the rest of the team went through a normal session."
Bears have their own injuries entering the joint practice
Chicago has had some good news on the injury front since their 34-10 preseason win over the Cleveland Browns. Montez Sweat, Braxton Jones, Ozzy Trapilo, and rookie Zavion Thomas have all since returned to practice, but Trapilo most likely won't be a part of the joint practice, as he works his way back from injury slowly.
The bad news is that running back Kyle Monangai was lost for the rest of the month and potentially into the start of 2026 due to his injury. Backup quarterback Tyson Bagent has not been practicing due to the injury he suffered against the Browns. His status for the Bengals preseason game is in jeopardy, so he most likely won't be on the field for the joint practice.
QB dual is about to commence between Caleb Williams and Joe Burrow
Among the joint practices across the NFL in training camp, this one might be the most intriguing one. Williams is coming off a career season and has high hopes of being an MVP candidate in 2026. Despite being hurt for about half the season, Burrow also has aspirations to win the MVP and get his team back to the Super Bowl for the first time in four years.
Last year, when the Bears beat the Bengals 47-42 in the regular season, Burrow didn't play, and Joe Flacco started in his place. This is the first time fans can watch Williams and Burrow go head to head against each other.
Brotherly connection will be on the Bears-Bengals practice field together
That's right, brothers will be on the field together for this joint practice. Bears offensive coordinator Press Taylor has his brother on the other side in Bengals head coach Zac Taylor. It'll be interesting to see the two offensive minds go head-to-head, as they are not brothers but enemies for this week only.
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Other Bears-Bengals joint practice details
The Bears and Bengals will face off at the Kettering Health Practice Fields in Cincinnati, but it will not be open to the public. They will play each other in the preseason game on Saturday at Paycor Stadium.
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