In roughly two weeks, the Bears finally file into Bourbonnais, Illinois for this year’s training camp. A spot in the early August Hall of Fame Game against the Baltimore Ravens necessitates that Chicago begin preparations for the 2018 season a little earlier than usual. That’s what happens when Brian Urlacher and Ray Lewis are First-ballot Hall of Famers in the same induction class.
With most Bears players and coaches out of the Chicagoland area for the time being, the dog days of summer still have to continue for a short while longer.