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How Bears players are spending their summer vacation

Football players don’t get a lot of time off from their work.

Although the NFL offseason is nearly five months long, very little of that time is spent relaxing. Through offseason workout programs, OTA's and training camp, players are constantly busy with preparing for the new season.

Between now and mid-July, however, the veterans don't have any camps on schedule. Some of your favorite Chicago Bears players are taking advantage of this "summer break".

Offensive guard Kyle Long took a boating trip out on Lake Michigan with teammates Pat O’Donnell, Patrick Scales, Connor Barth, Mark Sanchez, Mitch Unrein and Chris Prosinski.