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Bears coach Ben Johnson has landed his type of player: tough, gritty and dirty

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When Matt Eberflus was hired three years ago, he told Bears players to get their track shoes on.

New head coach Ben Johnson has a different idea.

“We want some tough, some gritty, some dirty individuals,” Johnson said Wednesday at Halas Hall.

Minutes after the official start of the league season Wednesday, the Bears introduced two guards they believe fit Johnson’s description: Joe Thuney, whom they acquired in a trade with the Chiefs, and Jonah Jackson, whom they got from the Rams.