The Chicago Bears have returned to the practice field but welcome the Cincinnati Bengals to town for their one and only joint practice. Stay tuned for the latest news, highlights, and updates from this practice. Everyone involved, from staff to the reporters, have done a fantastic job capturing the practice, so be sure to check out their contributions in this thread.
The Bengals arrive.
On-site. pic.twitter.com/aD3aQiITaV
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) August 15, 2024
Joe Burrow & the Bengals have arrived pic.twitter.com/hgDiviOHXD
— 79th & Halas Podcast (@79thAndHalas) August 15, 2024
Special guest in the house
Former NFL MVP Matt Ryan, one of Ryan Poles' best friends since their days at Boston College, is at the #Bears' joint practice today.
— Patrick Finley (@patrickfinley) August 15, 2024
Joe Burrow takes the field.
Joe Burrow has arrived pic.twitter.com/CCD0eDr0mY
— Dave (@dave_bfr) August 15, 2024
Matt Eberflus greets Bengals HC Zac Taylor
Bears HC Matt Eberflus and Bengals HC Zac Taylor pic.twitter.com/cIxBUcdwbm
— Dave (@dave_bfr) August 15, 2024
Practice is underway
Joint Practice ended up being outside 💯 still some bad weather coming our way but at least there is Room pic.twitter.com/zkn6mJGcUb
— PAT THE DESIGNER (@PatTheDesigner) August 15, 2024
Just a lil’ warmup pic.twitter.com/E9QOAfQ1ad
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) August 15, 2024
.@Keenan13Allen's ready for joint practice pic.twitter.com/xs7APnKsBY
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) August 15, 2024
Cole Kmet trying to block Bengals DE Trey Hendrickson pic.twitter.com/rVpjADdaLz
— Dave (@dave_bfr) August 15, 2024
Joe Burrow TD pass to Trenton Irwin pic.twitter.com/TETWYyj11L
— Dave (@dave_bfr) August 15, 2024
Run it in @chasebrown____ 😤 pic.twitter.com/p8SOW5BpV0
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) August 15, 2024
Caleb Williams almost connects with Nsimba Webster pic.twitter.com/s0K9szTOcg
— Dave (@dave_bfr) August 15, 2024
#ChicagoBears QB Caleb Williams also threw an INT on 1st pass in 7 on 7s vs #Bengals https://t.co/XgzImMC5Hq
— Peggy Kusinski (@peggykusinski) August 15, 2024
In 11-on-11s, Caleb Williams hit DJ Moore on a slant route for a 10-yard touchdown. Moore beat Bengals CB Dax Hill on the play.
— Nicholas Moreano (@NicholasMoreano) August 15, 2024
Good amount of separation on the route from Moore.
On the previous offensive possession, Rome Odunze also beat Hill on a slant route. Williams hit…
#Bears-Bengals joint practice is over. It POURED at times. #Bengals suffered two bad injuries that were tough to see. RB Chris Evans and OT D’Ante Smith both needed aircasts and were carted off.
— Adam Hoge (@AdamHoge) August 15, 2024
I watched Burrow vs Bears and the D won the day. Nothing happening downfield as…
Recap of the 7-on-7s for the #Bears' offense.
— Nicholas Moreano (@NicholasMoreano) August 15, 2024
– Caleb Williams had his first pass intercepted by Germaine Pratt in the middle of the field.
– Williams connected with Keenan Allen on a drag route in the middle of the field.
– Williams then hit Allen again on a short pass on the…
#Bears practice is over. It rained the entire time but they were outdoors.
— Zack Pearson (@Zack_Pearson) August 15, 2024
Caleb Williams started 7 on 7 with an INT. He bounced back in team drills throwing touchdowns to Keenan Allen and DJ Moore.
The throw to Keenan was back pylon. Really good throw and really good job…
#Bears practice is over. Looked like 2 serious injuries for the #Bengals. OT D’Ante Smith and RB Chris Evans required air casts for leg injuries and were carted off. Uncertain if wet conditions contributed to injuries.
— Brad Biggs (@BradBiggs) August 15, 2024
In the second 7-on-7 series, Williams and the first team offense had two reps.
— Nicholas Moreano (@NicholasMoreano) August 15, 2024
Williams completed his first pass to Travis Homer for a short completion on the right side.
Then, Williams tried to hit Rome Odunze in the back of the end zone. Williams tried to loft the ball over…
Play of the day for the #Bears offense:
— Nicholas Moreano (@NicholasMoreano) August 15, 2024
Caleb Williams threw a perfect pass to Keenan Allen on a fade route in the back left corner of the end zone in 11-on-11s for a touchdown.
Allen created separation at the line of scrimmage, and Williams delivered an accurate 8-yard pass.…
That’s it for the Bears-Bengals joint practice. Cairo Santos had a good day in the rain. More to come (as if you need more than that) pic.twitter.com/yWNbJFNTBn
— Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain) August 15, 2024
“Ma! Meatloaf!?! I told you I got joint practice!”
Also, kudos to Dave for continuing to be an active participant in these chats. Thanks, I appreciate it, and I suspect many other readers do too.
Absolutely. Should be a fun episode
Gonna be fun to watch the joint practice on Hard Knocks, episode 3.