BOURBONNAIS, Ill. — The Bears have been installing their 3-4 defense all offseason, beginning with the hiring of coordinator Vic Fangio and his staff, punching up with the signing of Pernell McPhee, Antrel Rolle and other players and bringing all of them together through minicamps and OTA’s. That all moved to the next level on the first day of practice against a more “live” offense in particular.
The practices saw the return of Jonathan Bostic to a linebacker competition and rotation after his missed offseason with a back problem. Ends Lamarr Houston and Willie Young were in the uniform of the day (helmets and shells) but did primarily light running and some individual work.