The following is the sixth of nine position previews in advance of training camp.
The Bears defensive line that arrives in Bourbonnais next week will be led by veteran Akiem Hicks, who had a breakout first season with the team last year.
The most pleasant surprise in the 2016 free-agent class led Bears defensive linemen with 71 tackles, seven sacks, three pass breakups and two forced fumbles while starting all 16 games.
"He just plays with an attitude, an attitude that you want your d-linemen playing like," inside linebacker Jerrell Freeman said last season.