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Bears coach Ben Johnson can’t say enough about how much he appreciates versatile tight end Cole Kmet. However, in each of his first two drafts with the team, Johnson pushed to pick a tight end — Colston Loveland at No. 10 overall last year, and Sam Roush early in the third round recently. “Yeah, I know,” Kmet said with a big laugh.
There was no doubt when the Bears drafted Dillon Thieneman in the first round at No. 25 overall that he’d be their starting safety alongside veteran Coby Bryant. Nonetheless, the team is still going to make him claw his way into that job. Thieneman got some first-team snaps in practices between Organized Team Activities and minicamp, which wrapped Thursday, but spent some time with the backups as well. “It just comes with being in this sport,” he said.
Quietly, deep in the shadows of Madden covers, pass-rush fretting and splashy newcomers, cornerback Jaylon Johnson is one of the Bears’ absolute most important pieces for the upcoming season. Hardly anyone thinks of Johnson when analyzing the Bears’ concerns and it’s easy to forget about a player whose best talent is subtly making opposing wide receivers disappear.