The Chicago Bears wrapped up their 10th training camp practice with another injury, two Caleb Williams interceptions and several players continuing to force their way into bigger roles.
On today’s episode of Chicago Bears Central, Haize breaks down everything from Day 10 at the Walter Payton Center, where bad weather forced the Bears indoors for roughly two hours of padded practice. The offense had an uneven day, but there were strong performances from D’Andre Swift, Jahdae Walker, Kaden Davis, Xavier Woods and rookie Malik Muhammad.
🚨 Unfortunately, the injury problem continues.
Rookie receiver Zavion Thomas suffered an apparent leg injury during seven-on-seven work, briefly grabbed his knee and left with a slight limp before failing to return. His injury joins a growing list that has included Luther Burden III, Montez Sweat, Braxton Jones, Cam Lewis, Coby Bryant and several other Bears.
The good news surrounding Luther Burden III is that his groin injury is expected to sideline him for some time rather than endanger his season, with the hope that he can be available for Week 1. Burden’s absence is creating additional opportunities for young receivers such as Jahdae Walker and Kaden Davis.
And those receivers are taking advantage.
🚀 Jahdae Walker made a difficult touchdown catch from Caleb Williams during one-on-ones and later caught a deep touchdown after a busted coverage while receiving significant work with the starters.
🔥 Kaden Davis continued his surprising camp with a walk-off 34-yard touchdown from Tyson Bagent and another impressive open-field play earlier in practice.
But one of the biggest developments continues to be Malik Muhammad.
With Jaylon Jones sidelined, Muhammad received a heavy workload with the first-team defense at nickel, including snaps in Dennis Allen’s dime package. He also got a valuable lesson when Caleb Williams scrambled past him while Muhammad remained locked onto D’Andre Swift in coverage.
Is Muhammad simply filling in while the secondary gets healthy—or is the rookie legitimately putting pressure on Kyler Gordon’s nickel role?
Meanwhile, veteran safety Xavier Woods made an immediate impression after joining Chicago. Woods intercepted Williams on a Hail Mary-type throw and delivered a huge fourth-down hit on Colston Loveland while working with the starters alongside Dillon Thieneman.
Haize also breaks down:
🏃 D’Andre Swift’s explosive practice and why he remains underrated
🎯 Caleb Williams’ two-interception day in context
🛡️ Xavier Woods’ potential role while Coby Bryant is sidelined
🔥 Malik Muhammad’s rapidly increasing first-team workload
🚀 Jahdae Walker and Kaden Davis capitalizing on WR injuries
😰 Another injury to Zavion Thomas
📈 The biggest winners and losers from Bears Week 2
👀 Whether Kyler Gordon could return to a much different nickel situation
Swift was reportedly fast and shifty throughout practice and delivered crucial 11- and 15-yard runs during four-minute situational work, continuing what has been described as a strong camp.
And although Caleb’s padded work has not been perfect, the episode notes still identify him as one of the Bears’ Week 2 winners because of his command of the offense and the overall improvement he has shown compared with last training camp.
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