Bears players had perfect attendance during organized team activities and minicamp the past 12 weeks, with every player showing up to each workout they were expected at. To show their appreciation for those efforts, the team's coaches reciprocated with a gift every player was looking for – an early vacation.
After stretching and a light workout on Thursday morning in anticipation of the final scheduled practice of veteran minicamp, coach John Fox gathered the players and told them the offseason program was officially over. Players cheered and celebrated on their way back to the locker room, ready for six weeks off before training camp begins in July at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais.