PREVIOUSLY ON
"HARD KNOCKS."
TYSON GRABBED THE BALL AND
SPIKED AT!
I DON'T GET NOTHING.
BEARS COME AWAY WITH A 27-3
VICTORY.
ARE WE GOING TO GO UNDEFEATED
IN THE PRESEASON?
THEY HAD ME OVER THERE WITH
THE RUNNING BACKS.
VELUS, I'M REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT VELUS BEING IN THE ROOM.
HE FITS IN WELL WITH THE OTHER
GUYS.
I GOT INTO MEDICAL SCHOOL BUT
I WANT TO BE AN NFL FOOTBALL
PLAYER.
COME ON, IAN.
THERE YOU GO.
BETTER.
THE GOAL IS TO STICK AROUND
HERE TO PLAY FOOTBALL FOR AS
LONG AS I CAN BECAUSE THIS IS
THE GAME THAT I LOVE.
WHEN THE NFL WAS
CREATED, GEORGE HALAS'
CHICAGO BEARS ROCKETED PRO
FOOTBALL INTO THE NATION'S
SPOTLIGHT.
THE BEARS, THE WORLD
CHAMPIONS.
DA BEARS!
GIVE ME 18 INCHES OF
DAYLIGHT.
THAT'S ALL I NEED.
NICKNAME AND THE MONSTERS OF
THE MIDWAY.
THE BEARS TRANSFORMED THE
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
THE CHICAGO BEARS SELECT
CALEB WILLIAMS.
FIVE RUNNING BACKS, THREE
QUARTERBACKS, FIVE TACKLES.
I HAVE THREE TIGHT ENDS AND SIX
RECEIVERS.
DEFENSIVE END MATT, I HAD SIX.
DEFENSIVE TACKLE I HAVE THREE.
LINEBACKER, FIVE, SAFETY FOUR.
OUTSIDE CORNER, FOUR, NICKEL
TWO.
24.
AND THEN THREE SPECIALISTS.
FOR GENERAL MANAGER
RYAN POLES, IT'S CRUNCH TIME.
THE BEARS STARTED TRAINING CAMP
WITH 90 PLAYERS, AND IT'S HIS
JOB TO GET THAT NUMBER DOWN
TO 53.
THERE'S STILL ONE PRESEASON GAME
TO GO.
IT'LL GO A LONG WAY
IN DETERMINING THE RIGHT 53.
BUT ROSTERS ARE ALWAYS
A WORK IN PROGRESS.
THEY REQUIRE A LOT OF THINKING
AND DISCUSSION.
QUARTERBACKS.
CALEB HAD 22 PLAYS,
EXCEPTIONAL PLACE WHEN HE'S
PLAYING OFF SCHEDULE.
DID A GREAT JOB EXTENDING PLAYS
AND JUST MAKING THINGS HAPPEN.
READY, SET.
THAT'S A BIG PLUS RIGHT
THERE.
CALEB STEPPING UP, LOOKING,
SCANNING, STEPPING UP TO HIS
LEFT, GOING TO THROW IT DOWN THE
FIELD KYREN.
WILLIAMS.
ROOKIE TO ROOKIE CONNECTION.
YOU CAN SEE HE'S GETTING
BETTER EVERY DAY.
HE'S GETTING CRISPER IN ROUTES.
I THINK THE SKY IS THE LIMIT FOR
THIS GUY.
I WAS REALLY DISAPPOINTED WITH
HIM LOSING TRACK WHERE HE WAS ON
THE END LINE ON THE SCRAMBLE.
DID YOU NOTICE ANYTHING ABOUT
THE FIELD?
THE GRASS?
AS FAR AS THE SLICKNESS OF
IT?
THE PAINT.
WILLIAMS, BACKING UP, STILL
LOOKING, HERE COMES PRESSURE,
LOOKING, STOPS.
LATE TO THE CORNER!
NO, HE'S OUT-OF-BOUNDS.
HE IS OUT OF THE BACK OF THE
END ZONE.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, HE HAD
NO AWARENESS OF WHERE HE WAS.
TYSON, I HAD HIM AS AN A+.
100% TECHNIQUE.
I THOUGHT HE DID A GREAT JOB.
CALEB WILLIAMS WILL
BE THE STARTING QUARTERBACK.
AND THERE'S A CONSENSUS
ON WHO WILL BE HIS TOP BACKUP.
TYSON BAGENT, BOTH TOUCHDOWN
THROWS COME HE'S THROWN INTO A
SPOT RIGHT WHERE HE NEEDS TO BE.
HE HAS HIT PAY DIRT.
TYSON BAGENT'S
STRONG PRESEASON HAS CEMENTED
HIS NUMBER 2 STATUS.
THAT LEAVES SIXTH-YEAR
JOURNEYMAN BRETT RYPIEN
AND UNDRAFTED ROOKIE AUSTIN REED
TO FIGHT FOR THE THIRD AND FINAL
SPOT ON THE DEPTH CHART.
RIGHT NOW, RYPIEN HAS THE EDGE.
100% TECHNIQUE.
CONTINUES TO DO EVERYTHING RIGHT
AND JUST TAKING ADVANTAGE OF
EVERY OPPORTUNITY THAT HE GETS.
KEEP GOING THROUGH MY PROCESS
EVERY PLAYER.
AUSTIN REED.
REED HAS MASTERED
THE MIC DROP.
BUT HE STILL NEEDS TO MASTER
THE QUARTERBACK POSITION.
AUSTIN REED DID A GOOD JOB IN
THE PRACTICE ON THURSDAY.
IN THE GAME, HE DIDN'T GET ANY
SNAPS IN.
YOU CAN'T MAKE
THE TEAM IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT
ONTO THE FIELD.
IN FOUR DAYS, THE BEARS FACE
THE CHIEFS.
REED MIGHT NEED AN ALL-TIME
PERFORMANCE TO KEEP THE SANDS
FROM RUNNING OUT.
TAKE ONE.
VELUS JONES JR.,
AKA "THE FERRET KING,"
NEEDS A GOOD WEEK AS WELL.
HE'S TRYING TO MAKE THE TEAM
AS A RUNNING BACK AFTER PLAYING
MOST OF HIS CAREER AS A WIDE
RECEIVER.
THE MOVE HAS LANDED HIM
IN A CROWDED BACKFIELD WHICH
ALSO INCLUDES IAN WHEELER...
COME ON, IAN.
WHO DEFERRED GOING
TO MEDICAL SCHOOL TO TRY AND
MAKE IT IN THE NFL.
I LOVE THE WAY WHEELER HAS
RUN.
HE DIDN'T GET TOUCHED UNTIL THE
END ZONE.
THERE'S A LOT OF
TALENT IN PLAY, BUT NOT A LOT OF
ROOM ON THE ROSTER.
4-YARD TOUCHDOWN FOR VELUS
JONES.
VELUS, I'M EXCITED FOR HIM.
IAN IS DOING REALLY WELL.
IT'S UNLIKELY
THE BEARS WILL HAVE THE LUXURY
OF KEEPING BOTH PLAYERS.
APPRECIATE Y'ALL, BOYS.
IF YOU HAVE TO KEEP THREE IN
THAT ROOM, WHO WOULD IT BE?
THERE'S STIFF
COMPETITION, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS
ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.
A PAIR OF COACHES MAKES SURE
OF IT.
YOU ARE RUNNING BACK RIGHT
NOW, VELUS.
IAN!
THE DRILL IS ONLY AS GOOD AS
YOU MAKE IT.
HE'S JUST HOLDING ON.
GET ALL YOUR CLEATS IN THE
GROUND.
DRIVE, LEAN FORWARD.
YOU HEARD THE WOMAN, LET'S GO.
COME ON, IAN.
STEP IN THE DAMN--
IAN, IAN.
THEY CAME BACK.
GO BACK, GO BACK.
HE CALLS HIMSELF TYPE A.
I CAN AGREE WITH THAT.
STOPPED MAKING THAT FACE.
THAT'S THE OTHER FACE I DON'T
LIKE.
YOU LOOK LIKE THAT FACE IN
"MASK."
NO EMOTION.
IF YOU TOOK THE MASK OFF.
IT WOULD BE THE SAME FACE.
I KNOW.
WITH COACH, SHE IS THE TYPE
OF PERSON, JUST LIKE, LET'S SAY
GOOD COP, BAD COP.
I SAW ONE DM "I'M JUST
INSPIRED BY YOU."
THAT'S COOL.
I AM INSPIRATIONAL.
FREAKING DOCTOR AND FOOTBALL
PLAYER.
CHAD, HE EXPECTS A LOT FROM
ME AND I APPRECIATE HIM BEING
THE--
PUSHING ME TO BE THE BEST I I CAN
BE.
STOOD UP, LOOKS DEAD, LOOKS
LIKE YOU QUIT.
COACH KING, AFTER CHAD TELLS
YOU SOMETHING, YOU WILL COME TO
HER, LIKE WHAT EXACTLY DID HE
MEAN BY THAT?
YOU CAN'T GET HIM AT THE
LINE.
YOU HAVE TO USE YOUR HANDS.
I TELL YOU A LONG TIME AGO, GET
OUT OF YOUR OWN HEAD.
THAT'S WHAT IT ALWAYS IS.
GET OUT OF YOUR OWN HEAD.
DON'T LET ONE MISTAKE TURNING TO
TWO.
I AM ON HIM ALL THE TIME
BECAUSE I KNOW HIS POTENTIAL.
HIS TALENT IS RIDICULOUS.
HE RUNS A 4.3.
I'M GOING TO GET THAT OUT NO
MATTER WHAT.
LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
IAN, WHAT AM I GOING TO SAY TO
YOU?
THEY ARE GOING TO HIT YOUR ASS,
IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE A YARD
SALE.
WE CAN USE OUR HANDS.
WHEN YOU SEE THAT ARM COME OUT,
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
GOT TO GO!
HIT IT.
CHECK THAT BALL.
GOOD JOB, IAN.
THAT'S WHERE YOU HIT IT RIGHT
THERE.
HELLO, HELLO, HELLO.
OH!
HEY, HEY, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
I TOLD YOU IN THIS LEAGUE,
PLAYING HIGH IS A SELF
CORRECTIVE PROBLEM.
YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT EVEN
RAY BUT WOULD YOU RATHER TAKE IT
UP HERE OR WOULD YOU RATHER TAKE
IT?
DON'T RUN HIGH.
GET YOUR PASS AND RUN THROUGH
SOMEBODY.
YOU HEAR ME.
QUIT BEING NICE.
FIND THE BEST PLAYER ON THE
DEFENSE AND TRY TO RUN THEM OVER
JUST TO SEND A MESSAGE.
SOMETIMES YOU'VE GOT TO DO THAT.
GO, GO, GO, CUT, CUT!
LET'S GO!
TRYING TO MAKE SURE I STICK
AROUND.
FOR SURE PIN YOU'RE PUTTING
GREAT STUFF ON TAPIR THAT'S ALL
YOU CAN DO.
CONTROL WHAT YOU CAN CONTROL.
THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.
YOUR GROWTH IN THREE WEEKS IS
INCREDIBLE.
I JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO HURT
YOURSELF.
I'VE GOT YOU.
IT'S A CRITICAL MOMENT FOR
YOU.
YOU CAN'T HELP THE CLUB FROM THE
TUB.
DON'T HURT YOURSELF OUT HERE.
CALEB, CALEB.
HEY, NO TIMEOUTS.
CLOCKING AT 4.
JUST SAID, DON'T MOVE YOUR
FEET AND JUST SPIKE IT.
IF YOU GO LIKE THAT, YOU CAN'T
DO THAT.
YOU'VE GOT TO LITERALLY TAKE IT
HERE AND SPIKE IT.
YOU CAN'T TAKE A STEP BACK.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?
I AM TELLING YOU WHAT THE MAN
SAID.
SPIKING THE BALL
TO STOP THE CLOCK
IS A TIME-SAVING TECHNIQUE.
BUT IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE
AS IT SEEMS.
THE BEARS ARE MAKING SURE
THEIR STAR KNOWS IT COLD.
THIS WEEK, LET'S TALK SPIKE
STRATEGY.
THIS IS FROM THIS PRESEASON.
HERE WE GO.
YEAH.
THAT'S INTENTIONAL GROUNDING.
WHAT HAPPENS WITH INTENTIONAL
GROUNDING?
YOU LOSE A DOWNTURN WHAT ELSE
HAPPENS?
10-SECOND RUN OFF.
DO THEY HAVE A TIMEOUT?
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
THEY LOSE THE GAME BECAUSE THE
KID FORGOT TO SPIKED THE BALL.
THAT'S WHY WE PRACTICE THIS
STUFF SO WE CAN PREVENT THAT.
GOOD.
WELL DONE.
FIELD GOAL!
GOOD.
WHEN YOU DO THE, YOU HAVE TO
GO PROBABLY WIDEN YOUR STANCE A
LITTLE BIT.
YOU CAN'T GO...
TWO FIELD GOAL ALERT.
KNOWING THE RULES
IS ESSENTIAL.
BUT KNOWING YOUR TEAMMATES
HAVE YOUR BACK CAN BE JUST
AS IMPORTANT.
HERE WE GO, HERE WE GO.
WHAT ARE WE SEEING?
WHAT IS THE SPLIT PLAYER?
IT'S CALLED A SPLIT PLAY.
NICE JOB, CALEB.
THE BEST CLAPPERS IN THE LEAGUE.
LET'S GO, LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
LET'S GO!
FIRST DOWN!
THAT'S POINT A RIGHT THERE!
LET'S GO!
WHO IS THROWING IT UP?
HE'S HITTING IT.
CAN YOU DO IN?
CLAPPER DOING A BINOCULAR.
WE ARE ALL DOING IT.
GIVE IT TO ME, PLEASE TELL ME
WE ARE IN MAN HERE.
LET'S GO!
THROW IT UP!
LET'S GO!
WE ARE THE THREE GUYS AT THE
END OF THE DIVISION I BASKETBALL
TEAM.
MARCH MADNESS.
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY.
THREE WALK OFFS.
TRAINING CAMP
MOVES PRETTY FAST.
IF YOU DON'T STOP AND LOOK
AROUND ONCE IN A WHILE,
YOU COULD MISS IT.
110 STORIES HIGH.
FEEL THE THRILL OF THE LEDGE.
I DON'T WANT TO FEEL THE
THRILL OF THE LEDGE, BRO.
DANG.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS.
♪ OH, YEAH ♪
BRO, CAN YOU SEE WRIGLEY?
YEAH.
WHERE IS THE WHITE SOX?
I SEE IT NOW.
HAVE YOU SEEN
"FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF"?
THIS IS WHERE THEY WERE STANDING
IN THE MOVIE.
FEET ARE PRETTY CLOSE
TOGETHER, AN AWKWARD STANCE.
OH MY GOSH, THAT FEELS WEIRD.
I CAN'T EVEN LOOK.
I'M NOT GOING TO LOOK DOWN NO
MORE.
I CAN'T DO IT.
OKAY, THAT'S ENOUGH.
OKAY.
IT'S CLICKING.
IT LOOKS LIKE A WHOLE OCEAN.
DUDE, THIS IS JUST INSANE
THAT HUMAN BUILD THINGS THIS
TALL.
YOU KNOW IF YOU LOOK AT IT
AND IT'S IN THE CLOUDS, IT'S A
PRETTY BIG BUILDING.
WONDERED THEY FIGURE OUT,
LET'S JUST CUT A HOLE IN THIS
AND THROW SOME GLASS IN HERE AND
HAVE PEOPLE STAND ON IT?
WHAT YEAR WAS THAT.
THAT WAS A GREAT IDEA.
THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE, BRO.
ON OFF DAYS,
IT'S FINE TO HAVE YOUR HEAD
IN THE CLOUDS.
BUT ON THE FIELD, YOU'VE GOT
TO KEEP YOUR FEET ON THE
GROUND.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL GAME WE GET
TO PLAY.
TO MAINTAIN
PERSPECTIVE.
MORE AND MORE GRATEFUL EVERY
DAY.
MEET BEARS SAFETY
ADRIAN COLBERT.
I'M SPEAKING AT, CASTING
THESE SPELLS OUT INTO THE
UNIVERSE.
IT'S COMING TO ME TODAY.
CHICAGO IS HIS
TENTH TEAM IN EIGHT YEARS.
THE FREE SPIRIT IS TRYING TO
STAY CENTERED AND IN THE SAME
PLACE.
THERE YOU GO.
I SEE YOU, AC.
YEAH!
OH, MY GOD,!
AC, THAT'S GREAT DEFENSE.
ADRIAN NEEDS EVERY REP
POSSIBLE TO MAKE THE TEAM TO
CRACK INTO THE 53.
HE'S ALSO GOING TO HAVE TO
PERFORM ON SPECIAL TEAMS AS
WELL.
WE HAVE BEEN AROUND EACH OTHER
FOR A LONG TIME NOW, HE IS
SOMEONE I'M ALWAYS ROOTING FOR.
KARMA'S WHEEL
SPINS AS IT WANTS.
COLBERT LEARNED THAT LESSON
ON HIS OWN TWO-WHEELER WHEN
HE WAS JUST NINE YEARS OLD.
IT WAS A SUNDAY.
I HAD A GAME THAT MORNING.
I STILL HAD ON MY PADS.
I WANTED TO RIDE THE BIKE.
I WANTED TO RACE.
WE WERE RACING, ME AND MY
CLASSMATE.
AND I DIDN'T STOP AT THE
STOP SIGN.
A LADY, SHE WAS RUSHING TO WORK.
SHE WAS GOING ABOUT 55.
AND I GOT BLINDSIDED.
AND GOT HIT.
YEAH, I GOT HIT.
I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE THAT DAY.
COLBERT WAS A STAR, GUIDING
THE CHARGES TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME WHEN HE WAS 9 YEARS OLD BUT
BEFORE HE COULD TAKE THE FIELD
OF THE TITLE GAME, HE WAS HIT BY
A CAR WHILE RIDING HIS BIKE ON
RIDGEWAY DRIVE.
HE SPENT A WEEK IN THE HOSPITAL
UNCONSCIOUS WITH A BROKEN NOSE,
BROKEN COLLARBONE.
I HAD TO BE CAREFUL.
TWO HOURS TO DALLAS, EMERGENCY
SURGERY, SCARS, ALL OF IT.
MY BODY, MY STOMACH, MY ARMS.
I WAS IN A COMA FOR ABOUT TWO
WEEKS.
THE DOCTOR TOLD ME I WOULD NEVER
PLAY FOOTBALL AGAIN.
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.
I DIDN'T KNOW.
I WAS SO SCARED.
IT WAS A TOUGH JOURNEY BACK.
BUT IT DIDN'T STOP ME.
IT DIDN'T STOP MY GOALS.
AFTER THAT, I JUST WENT BACK TO
LIVING MY NORMAL LIFE, PLAYING
FOOTBALL IN THE STREET AND
RIDING BIKES.
I GO OUTSIDE AND I'M GRATEFUL
FOR THE LEAVES.
I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE TREES.
I'M GRATEFUL FOR EVERY BLADE OF
GRASS.
I'M GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE.
I'M GRATEFUL FOR JUST THIS
EXPERIENCE TO BE IN THE NFL, TO
BE AMONGST THE PEOPLE THAT I GET
TO MEET EVERY DAY.
WHAT YOU MEAN, WHAT'S UP?
THE BAREFOOT DEAL.
I AM GROUNDED.
YOU'VE GOT TO GROUND YOURSELF
PRETTY GOT TO RECONNECT WITH
NATURE.
THAT'S WHERE YOU GET THE ENERGY
FROM.
IT'S ALL AROUND US.
LIKE SOCCER PRACTICE RIGHT
HERE.
OLD SCHOOL.
JUST LIKE MOM USED TO DO.
WHAT'S NEXT?
I FEEL LIKE WE'VE GOT TO GET
HEALTHIER SNACKS.
SOMETIMES LIFE
IS SWEET.
BUT TO MAKE SURE, THE VETERANS
SEND ROOKIES JOHN JACKSON
AND ROME ODUNZE ON A MISSION.
IT'S OPEN 24 HOURS.
THAT'S INSANE.
NO WAY.
I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THAT
BEFORE.
HERE WE GO.
THIS IS A GOOD ISLE FOR US.
A BIG PACK OF JUST PINK
STARBURSTS.
DO YOU LIKE STARBURSTS?
I LIKE PINK STARBURSTS.
SOME SEEDS.
WE NEED SOME SEEDS.
THEY'VE GOT SEEDS FOR REAL
FOR REAL.
BUFFALO STYLE RANCH.
ALL RIGHT.
IS IT CHOCOLATE?
IT'S A RECTANGULAR PRISM.
I'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
OUR RECTANGULAR PRISM IS.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT A
RECTANGULAR PRISM IS?
IT SMELLED SO GOOD IN THIS
I'LL.
SO MANY, HOW DO YOU PICK?
I AM NOT GOING JUST OFF THE
NAME.
SEIZE THE DAY.
REFINED MAHOGANY, GOLDEN OAK.
I KIND OF LIKE IT.
LIKE A 10-YEAR-OLD'S BIRTHDAY
PARTY.
WE'RE JUST GETTING SNACKS FOR
PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES.
WHAT'S UP?
YOU'LL NEVER GUESS.
COLEMAN YESTERDAY ASKS MY
FRIEND THEO BACK HERE, CAN YOU
GRAB SOME?
COULD YOU GRAB A PACK?
HE GRABBED CLOROX.
THAT MUST BE A CANADIAN THING
RIGHT THERE.
I UNDERSTOOD.
I UNDERSTOOD IT WASN'T IDEAL.
WHY DON'T YOU GO FIRST?
I DON'T WANT IT TO BE TOO
LONG.
HE HAS TO CRUSH IT.
OKAY.
IAN WHEELER, HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
7500.
STOP, STOP.
SEE HOW YOU CAME IN WITH YOUR
HEAD DOWN.
GET OUT.
START OVER.
COMING IN WITH NO ENERGY.
YOU LOOK SAD.
LIKE "OH, THEY ARE MAKING ME DO
THIS."
GET OUT.
IAN, HURRY UP.
START OVER.
WHEN YOU GET TO THE PART
WHERE YOU DON'T OTHER WORDS,
THROW YOUR DREADS AROUND.
HEY, IAN.
QUIT LOOKING GOOFY AND SHOWING
ALL THEM TEETH.
COME IN LOOKING SERIOUS AND GET
READY TO GO.
TUCK YOUR SHIRT IN.
HEY, IAN WHEELER,
HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
$7500.
PAY THE MAN.
PULL UP TO THE ZOO, WHO IS
YOU, I DON'T KNOW.
PULL UP ON THE BLOCK.
THAT'S WHAT I SAW.
I JUST HEAR THIS NAME.
WELL DONE.
THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
THE BEARS WILL PLAY
THEIR FINAL PRESEASON GAME
IN KANSAS CITY AGAINST THE
DEFENDING SUPER BOWL CHAMPION
CHIEFS.
THAT KIND OF CHALLENGE REQUIRES
ZEN-LIKE CONFIDENCE.
PEOPLE ARE LIKE, WHAT IS
THAT?
WHAT IS THAT.
IT'S A SOUND BOWL.
IT CLEANS THE ENERGY IN THE
SPACE AROUND YOU AND WITHIN YOU.
GET MY ENERGY, GETS ME ALIGNED.
IT GROUNDS ME.
IT BRINGS A LOT OF PEACE.
WHERE YOU AT, KANSAS CITY?
PEACE IS NICE
OF COURSE, BUT A LITTLE MUSCLE
NEVER HURTS.
THE YIN AND YANG OF GAME PREP.
HEY!
LET'S GO.
WE ARE ABOUT TO WATCH ONE OF
MY DADS ARM WRESTLING
TOURNAMENT.
GOING TO SEE MY DAD YELLING A
LOT.
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF
SUPERNORMAL DUDES COME CLOSE TO
HURTING THEIR ARM.
KANSAS CITY, I KNOW THERE ARE
SOME BEARS FANS IN THE HOUSE BUT
WE ARE STANDING RIGHT HERE IN
CHIEF KINGDOM.
WHERE YOU AT?
PLAYS A BIG PART IN WHO I AM
AS HUMAN BEING.
IT'S REALLY SETTLING IN SOOTHING
SOOTHING.
YEAH, YEAH!
TYSON BAGENT AND THE HOUSE,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!
TYSON, DO NOT COME UP HERE NO
MATTER WHAT HAPPENS.
I WILL TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING.
IT HELPS ME CALM MY MIND FROM
SPIRITS THAT MIGHT NOT ALIGN
WITH ME.
BURN HIM!
YEAH!
LET'S GET BACK TO THE ACTION.
GET HIM WELL DONE!
YEAH!
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
WE WILL DO THIS AGAIN.
IT HELPS ME LOCK IN AND SET
MY MIND AND MY HEART TO GO AND
DOMINATE.
HERE WE GO, GUYS.
HERE WE GO.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
WE ARE GOOD.
HERE WE GO.
LET'S HEAR IT!
WE'VE GOT A WINNER.
♪ MAN TO MAN AS WE STAND I
TRY ♪
WHAT'S UP?
AIN'T GOING TO LIVE PRETTY AND
MIGHT LIE WHEN YOU SAY YOU DON'T
GET NERVOUS PAID YOUR FIRST GAME
IN THE NFL, YOU'RE GOING TO BE
NERVOUS.
GOING TO BE SMOOTH.
FOR SURE.
I'M GOING TO LET YOU KNOW.
LET ME KNOW.
NO CALEB WILLIAMS TODAY.
OBVIOUSLY WHEN WE GET INTO THE
PRESEASON FINALE, YOU'RE GOING
TO SEE A LOT OF BACKUPS AND GUYS
FIGHTING FOR ROSTER SPOTS.
SHOW US WHY WE NEED YOU HERE.
THE FERRIC KING GETTING
ACTIVE TODAY.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
OPPORTUNITY.
WHATEVER IT IS, HOW LONG YOU'RE
OUT THERE, MAKE THE MOST OF IT.
LAYING MOSTLY THE TWOS AND
THE THREES IN THIS GAME.
HE SHOULD GET PLAYING TIME.
THEY'VE GOT TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE
WORKING WITH.
GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
WRITE YOUR STORY RIGHT HERE.
GO HARD.
PLAY FOR THE MAN BESIDE YOU.
FAMILY ON THREE.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
TYSON BAGENT WITH HIS FATHER
IN THE STANDS AFTER
ARM WRESTLING LAST NIGHT
DISPATCHED HIS MAN QUITE
PROPERLY AS ONE OF THE BEST IN
THE WORLD.
GETTING READY TO THROW THIS
BALL RIGHT NOW.
COME ON, KID!
STAY SHARP!
BAGENT MAKING HIS SECOND
START OF THE PRESEASON.
STARTED THE HALL OF FAME GAME,
ALTHOUGH BRETT RYPIEN GOT MOST
OF THE RUN IN THAT CONTEST.
BAGENT, PLAY FAKE.
GOING TO ROLL AND THROW WIDE
OPEN.
HE HAS NUMBER 37.
WELL DONE BY TYSON BAGENT.
HE'S BEEN HOT THIS PRESEASON.
STAY HOT, KID!
TYSON BAGENT, A LOT OF
PROMISE.
A LOT OF BELIEF IN HIM TO BE THE
BACKUP QUARTERBACK DESPITE HIS
RELATIVE INEXPERIENCE.
PROTECT YOURSELF.
PLAY ACTION.
THERE IT IS!
BAGENT ON THE MOVE!
SCORE!
TO THE PYLON!
AND HE IS IN FOR THE TOUCHDOWN!
YEAH!
GREAT EFFORT BY TYSON BAGENT.
I HAD A DREAM THAT WAS GOING
TO HAPPEN.
DREAM COME TRUE PETE.
CALEB WILLIAMS AND BAGENT
HAVE BEEN GOOD ON THE MOVE.
MY MAN.
APPRECIATE YOU.
I LEARNED A LOT.
I LEARNED A LOT FROM YOU.
I'M READY TO PLAY!
I SAID I'M READY TO PLAY.
WELL-TRAVELED
SAFETY ADRIAN COLBERT
IS TRYING TO MAKE CHICAGO HOME.
HE'LL NEED MORE THAN JUST
GOOD KARMA TO MAKE THE TEAM.
THE HANDOFF.
STIFF ARM, LEFT TO THE 15.
TO THE 10.
FIGHTING DOWN INSIDE THE 1.
COLBERT MISSED TACKLE THE
SECOND LEVEL.
MISSED TACKLE.
YOU'VE GOT TO WRAP 25, FINISH
THE PLAY.
THINKING TOO MUCH.
YOU ARE MEANT TO BE HERE.
YOU ARE GREAT.
BE GREAT.
SELF-ACTUALIZATION
DOESN'T WORK FOR EVERYONE,
BUT IT WORKS WONDERS
FOR COLBERT.
HEAT FROM THE BEARS.
THROWS ON THE MOVE, GOT HIM.
WHAT A PLAY BY ADRIAN COLBERT!
HE JUST SAVED A TOUCHDOWN.
TAPPED IT AWAY WITH ONE HAND.
ADRIAN COLBERT, WOW.
HEY, MAN.
AC!
THAT'S WHAT I DO.
HE DID NOT PLAY AT ALL LAST
SEASON.
ALL YOU'RE TRYING TO DO IS MAKE
IT TOUGH ON A GM.
HERE COMES ANOTHER BEARS BLITZ.
OH.
IT'S PICKED OFF!
INTERCEPTED THE OTHER WAY!
AND HIS SECOND PICK OF THE
NIGHT, THIS ONE FOR A TOUCHDOWN.
ADRIAN COLBERT WITH ANOTHER BIG
PLAY.
PRESSURE, COVERAGE, AND THE
RETURN PICK SIX, THE SECONDARY
PLAYING OUT OF THEIR MINDS.
I AIN'T PLAYING NO GAMES!
THIS IS A FUN GAME.
20-7 BEARS.
HE CALLS ME BEFORE EVERY
GAME, LIKE THE LAST 12 YEARS.
BUT WHEN HE CALLED THAT'S WHEN I
SAID, IT'S LIKE EVERYTHING THAT
YOU'VE DONE LEADS UP TO THIS.
JUST GO HAVE FUN AND LEAVE IT
ALL ON THE FIELD.
BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW IF YOU'LL
GET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY.
SO, MAKE THE MOST OF IT.
A MOTHER KNOWS.
DEFERRING MEDICAL SCHOOL
WAS HARD FOR HER SON IAN.
HARDER STILL?
LIVING WITH THE REGRET OF NOT
HAVING SEIZED AN OPPORTUNITY.
CUTTING BACK TO THE MIDDLE OF
THE FIELD IS IAN WHEELER.
STORMED BACK BY THE RED JERSEY.
LET'S GO, IAN!
IAN WHEELER MET AND DRIVEN
DOWN TO THE GROUND.
WHAT ARE YOU, 4.3?
4.4.
THE CLOCKS WERE OFF?
YOU'VE GOT TO GO.
SO MUCH SPEED, SO MUCH FORCE.
RUN THROUGH ALL THAT STUFF.
GET YOUR ADRIAN PETERSON ON.
GO!
KEEP GOING!
IAN WHEELER.
BREAKING TACKLES.
MOVE YOUR FEET!
YES!
ALL RIGHT.
ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE GUYS
THAT'S FIGHTING FOR PLAYING TIME
AT THE RUNNING BACK POSITION.
HERE IS RYPIEN MODIFIERS INTO
THE END ZONE FOR A TOUCHDOWN.
IAN WHEELER.
I THINK HE'S UP AGAINST IT TO
MAKE THIS TEAM.
HE'S A GAME BREAKER.
CAUGHT BY WHEELER FOR THE
TOUCHDOWN BUT WE HAVE MULTIPLE
FLAGS.
OH, NO.
THERE'S A QUESTION ON THE PLAY.
CROSSED THE LINE?
ILLEGAL FORWARD PASS, NUMBER
11.
FIVE-YARD PENALTY PLUS A LOSS OF
DOWNS.
THOUGHT HE WAS BACK AT HOWARD
HOWARD?
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
I SHOULD HAVE HIT THAT
FASTER.
A FEW OF GOT TO GO, YOU'VE
GOT TO GO.
WE NEED A TOUCHDOWN.
FROM UNDRAFTED
FREE AGENT WITH A $7500 SIGNING
BONUS TO THE CUSP OF AN NFL
ROSTER, WHEELER HAS COME A LONG
WAY IN A SHORT TIME.
WHY ARE YOU LIMPING?
WHEELER LIMPING A LITTLE BIT.
HE WILL COME OUT.
NO.
YOU'RE NOT GOOD?
NO.
WHERE DO THEY HATE YOU?
ON THE OUTSIDE.
YOUR HELMET.
OH, NO.
THEY ARE WALKING HIM THE BACK.
OH, GOODNESS.
IT APPEARS
WHEELER HAS TORN HIS ACL.
STOMACH-TURNING NEWS LIKE THAT
TRAVELS QUICKLY.
I KNOW.
I'M IN A TERRIBLE MOOD NOW.
I'M CRUSHED.
I AM CRUSHED.
I WILL SAY SOME PRAYERS FOR
HIM TONIGHT.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THERE'S NO
HAPPY ENDING OR MIRACLE CURE
FOR THE FUTURE DOCTOR.
BUT FOR FOURTH-STRINGER
AUSTIN REED, THERE'S STILL TIME.
HE'LL PLAY ALMOST THE ENTIRE
SECOND HALF.
THE LORD HAS GOT A PLAN FOR
YOU.
NO REASON TO STRESS OUT.
HE'S ALREADY GOT A PLAN.
THERE IS NO REASON TO STRESS
OUT.
LET'S GO, BEARS!
THIS IS THE GAME CALLED THE
BATTLE FOR THE JOBS.
PLAY FAKE, GOING TO ZIP IT
DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE.
IT IS CAUGHT.
NICE BALL.
PLAY FAKE SENTENCE UP QUICKLY IN
THE POCKET.
LET IT RIP BY AUSTIN REED AND
CONVICTION AND MUSTARD.
AUSTIN REED LOOKS VERY
COMFORTABLE RUNNING THE BEARS
OFFENSE.
DROP BACK LIKE PEYTON MANNING
MANNING.
THROWING LEFT, SHEDS A
TACKLER.
LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
HERE WE GO, HERE WE GO!
12 PLAY OF THIS DRIVE.
3RD DOWN & 3.
TOUCHDOWN.
TOUCHDOWN BEARS.
YEAH!
AUSTIN REED FIRING A STRIKE.
WHOO!
COME ON!
COME ON, MAN.
GREAT JOB.
THAT IS AWESOME.
HE'S GOING TO KEEP THE BALL.
LOOK.
OPERATING AT A HIGH LEVEL.
ONE MIGHT SAY THE HIGHEST LEVEL
THEY'VE EVER SEEN.
LEGACY GAME.
I WANT MORE.
WE WANT MORE.
VELUS JONES JR.
SEES A PATH TO THE ROSTER.
WITH WHEELER OUT, HE'LL GET MORE
SNAPS.
A GOOD SECOND-HALF SHOWING
COULD WIN HIM A JOB.
YOU ARE DOING GOOD ON ALL ALL OF
THIS STUFF.
JUST GO A COME YOU'VE GOT TO
TAKE CARE OF THE BALL.
2ND & 15.
THE TOSS.
VELUS JONES WITH A BLOCK.
THE MIDFIELD, ANGLES, WEAVING
HIS WAY DOWN TO THE 32-YARD
LINE.
THAT AWAY, VELUS!
VELUS JONES SHOWING OFF SOME
WHEELS.
ONE OF THE BIG STORIES OF
TRAINING CAMP.
IS HE GOING TO FIND A ROSTER
SPOT?
SPECIAL TEAMS, RECEIVER?
OR AS WE'VE SEEN PERHAPS EXTRA
RUNNING BACK?
GREAT JOB WHICH IS RUNNING.
USING YOUR SPEED ON RUNNING.
LOVE IT.
TIME TO CHANNEL
THE INNER FERRET.
RUN LIKE HELL
AND DON'T GET CAUGHT.
HERE WE GO, NICE RUN.
VELUS JONES CUTTING IT BACK.
THIS IS WHAT YOU ARE HOPING TO
SEE!
VELUS JONES, 39-YARD WEAVING
TOUCHDOWN RUN.
WOW.
THAT WAS IMPRESSIVE.
LOOK AT THIS.
WOW.
SPEED, YOU CAN'T TEACH IT.
LOVE IT.
HEY, GREAT JOB.
JUST INCREASING HIS VALUE
WITH EVERY TOUCH.
THAT IS PURE COACHING RIGHT
THERE.
WATCH YOUR TOUCHDOWN.
YOU WILL SEE ME LITERALLY
CHASING TRYING TO CATCH UP TO
YOU, BRO.
VELUS JONES' TONIGHT'S PLAYER
OFPLAYEROF THE GAME.
THE GUY HAS SOME SERIOUS
TALENT.
I THINK HE MAY HAVE FOUND A HOME
AS A RUNNING BACK.
I'M GOING TO SAY ONE THING.
NO MATTER WHAT, I APPRECIATE YOU
INVESTING.
THE BEARS HAVE
OUTSCORED THEIR PRESEASON
OPPONENTS BY A WHOPPING
68 POINTS.
SOME WILL SAY THAT WON'T COUNT
COME SEPTEMBER.
AUSTIN REED ISN'T ONE OF THEM.
ALL RIGHT, BOYS, YOU KNOW
WHAT TIME IT IS.
IT'S A VICTORY!
BUT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR.
WE TALK ABOUT LEGENDARY TEAMS.
LISTEN TO ME.
LISTEN TO THIS.
WE TALK ABOUT THE PATRIOTS CAN
WE TALK ABOUT THE LEGION.
WE TALK ABOUT THE '85 BEARS.
THEY ARE GOING TO BE TALKING
ABOUT THE '24 PRESEASON BEARS.
COME ON!
DID NOT MAKE A MISTAKE.
EXCELLENT JOB.
EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT.
FINISHED 4-0 ON THE PRESEASON
FOR THE FIRST TIME BY A BEARS
TEAM SINCE '94.
YOU'VE GOT THIS CITY ROCKING.
I ENJOY WATCHING YOU GUYS.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU.
WHAT YOU DOING OVER THERE,
BROTHER?
APPRECIATE THE RESPECT.
I TOLD Y'ALL.
I'M GONNA BALL BECAUSE THAT'S
WHAT I DO.
GOOD JOB FINISHING OUT THE
PRESEASON THE RIGHT WAY.
EVERYWHERE FROM THE TOP TO THE
GUYS TRYING TO MAKE THE FOOTBALL
TEAM, YOU DID A GREAT JOB.
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU.
WHAT DOES THAT DO AGAIN?
BALANCE?
BALANCE.
THIS IS LIKE YOUR FORTUNE AND
CONFIDENCE.
ALWAYS, ALWAYS.
THANK YOU FOR COMING.
I HAD TO SEE YOU.
ARE YOU OKAY?
GOT YOU COVERED.
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
THANK YOU.
YOU DID A GREAT JOB WITH HIM.
THANK YOU.
IAN WHEELER GOT HIT ON THE
OUTSIDE PART OF HIS LEFT KNEE.
SUSPECTED YESTERDAY DURING THE
EXAM THAT HE TORE HIS ACL.
MRI DOES CONFIRM THAT THIS
MORNING, SO IT IS CONFIRMED HE
DOES HAVE AN ACL TEAR.
THIS WILL KNOCK HIM OUT FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE SEASON.
WE ARE JUST WAITING ON LOGISTICS
IN TERMS OF SURGERY DATE.
BUT IT SHOULD BE SOONER THAN
LATER.
SO MORE THAN LIKELY SOMETIME
NEXT WEEK.
COME ON IN, BRO.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
AS GOOD AS I CAN BE.
HOW ARE YOU DOING MENTALLY?
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IT'S
BASICALLY GOING TO BE A REDSHIRT
TYPE OF THING.
SO I'LL TAKE THAT WITH--
IT'S GOOD.
GIVES ME A CHANCE TO LEARN.
GIVES ME A CHANCE TO IMPROVE ON
SOME THINGS THAT I CAN IMPROVE
ON MENTALLY.
YEAH.
WE'LL PUT YOU ON IR TODAY.
YOU'LL BE WITH THE TEAM.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO STICK AROUND,
WHICH IS AWESOME, AND LEARN.
STUDY THE PLAYBOOK AND REHAB
LIKE YOU SHOWED AND THEN WHEN
THE TIME COMES, ANOTHER CRACK AT
IT.
I AM PROUD OF YOU AND I CAN'T
WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOUR CEILING IS
GOING TO BE BECAUSE YOU HAVE A
LOT OF TALENT, AND YOU HAVE THE
ENTIRE STAFF ROOTING FOR YOU.
EVERYONE WAS EXTREMELY EXCITED
WITH YOUR PROGRESS AND WHERE YOU
ARE HEADED.
SO, LET'S CONTINUE TO STAY
POSITIVE BECAUSE I THINK THE
ONLY DANGEROUS PART ABOUT BEING
ON THE IR IS YOU MISS BEING ON
THE FIELD BUT THEN IF YOU BECOME
STAGNANT MENTALLY, THEN YOU KIND
OF START TO LOSE YOUR WAY AND I
DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN.
MY DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN.
MY PHONE IS ALWAYS ON.
IF YOU WANT TO TALK, YOU WANT TO
CRY, WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO,
I'M HERE FOR YOU.
YOU GOT ME?
YES, SIR.
YOU'RE PART OF THE TEAM.
SEE HOW YOUR JOURNEY IS GOING TO
CONTINUE ON.