The Chicago Bears decided to add some competition at punter and kicker this offseason, but the newcomers will need to seriously flash in order to knock off the incumbents. There will be no “Augusta silence” drama at Halas Hall, but the two additional legs will add some intrigue to training camp.
“Competition brings the best in everybody,” Bears’ special teams coordinator Richard Hightower said recently via the team’s site. “If you’re a pro at what you do, it really shouldn’t change anything because you should be working like a pro every day. You should be competing against yourself.