Chicago Bears 2026 Training Camp Position Battle to Watch

NFL teams have wrapped up their respective organized team activities (OTAs) and minicamps, and after a near month-long break, they'll pick things back up near the end of July for training camp.

The first preseason game takes place on Thursday, Aug. 6 on NBC when the Carolina Panthers and Arizona Cardinals face off in the Hall of Fame Game. The rest of the preseason's first week will take place from Aug. 13-15, followed by Week 2 on Aug. 20-23, and Week 3 on Aug. 27-29.

But before the preseason gets underway, teams must first report to training camp. The Chicago Bears haven't announced the exact date they will report to camp, but below is their biggest position battle to watch this summer.

Position Battle: Left tackle | Braxton Jones vs. Jedrick Wills Jr. vs. Theo Benedet vs. Kiran Amegadjie

Ozzy Trapilo appeared to have the starting left tackle job sewn up at the end of the regular season back in January, but after suffering a ruptured patellar tendon in Chicago's playoff win over the Green Bay Packers, it forced the Bears to pivot.

Benedet played the most snaps at LT last season (524), surrendering two sacks, 26 pressures, 23 hurries, and one QB hit, and some believe he has the leg up in the competition.

However, Jones has 44 starts over his four seasons, and he was the team's starting LT from 2022-2024. He played just 210 snaps last season, but he logged 700 or more snaps in each of his previous three seasons. His problem has been his inconsistency. The Bears never really know what they're going to get with him.

Wills is the true wild card. After taking the 2025 season off to rehab ligaments in his knee, he could be a real factor in this four-player race. He was a member of the PFWA All-Rookie Team back in 2020, and he allowed three or fewer sacks in the last two seasons he played.

Amegadjie, a third-round pick in 2024, didn't play last season but the Bears are high on his potential. The 6-foot-5, 318-pounder played 119 snaps, allowing just one sack, eight pressures, and seven hurries in that time. Of the four, he's the least likely to win the job.

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This story was originally published June 20, 2026 at 7:42 PM.