Fantasy and reality collided over the weekend at Bears rookie minicamp for running back Tarik Cohen, who spent 30 minutes staring at the “C” on his helmet before his first pro practice.
“The first time in the locker room putting on the helmet and the cleats, it really hit me that I’m finally on an NFL team and grateful to be with the Chicago Bears,” Cohen said Sunday. “It was a surreal moment, but it was a coming-to-reality moment. I finally got what I’ve been working for my whole life and now I’ve just got to go to that next level in being an all-star-type player.