Some final thoughts before the Bears head to Green Bay to open the 2018 season…
Learning from the best
While adding Khalil Mack gave the Bears an instant superstar on this defense, Brandon Staley’s outside linebackers room still has plenty of youth in it. Specifically: Sixth-round pick Kylie Fitts and second-year former undrafted free agent Isaiah Irving.
Fitts is from Redlands, Calif., while Irving is an Oakland native. Both grew up surrounded by Raiders fans and heard from a few of them after last Saturday’s blockbuster trade.
“I heard from a couple family members like ‘oh my gosh, you get to really play with Khalil Mack?