First of a series
With every signing directed by general manager Ryan Pace, another Bears player or two moves directly onto a roster trap door. If not their roster spots, then at least their 2014 starting position is at the very least in doubt and likely gone.
Jobs won’t be officially won or lost until coach John Fox gets the team “on the grass” and that doesn’t happen for another week or so, with voluntary veteran minicamp April 28-30. But the list of starters in jeopardy already is getting long, particularly on defense where a coaching change is magnified by a scheme change.