Rookie tight ends tend to need extended time to adjust to NFL speed and size, but that doesn’t seem to be the case for Bears’ second-round pick Cole Kmet.
Throughout the offseason, and especially over the first few days of actual practice, the Bears haven’t made the typical call for patience that accompanies highly touted rookies. If anything, they’re fueling the high expectations.
Without the benefit of offseason practices and a normal training camp, Kmet is already playing at an NFL level according to the staff.
“I would say Cole is on schedule — if not maybe a tick ahead of schedule,” tight ends coach Clancy Barone said Wednesday.