Bears rookie wide receiver Dazz Newsome has a healthy appreciation of his status — “I realize what pick I was,” he said — but he also should be able to see a path to earning a role in the offense.
There are clear openings in the receiver hierarchy after Allen Robinson and Darnell Mooney, and even though Newsome is a sixth-round pick, it’s certainly possible he could leapfrog Anthony Miller, Javon Wims, Marquise Goodwin and Riley Ridley by the season opener.
“I guess I’m trying out,” Newsome said Saturday. “I’ve just gotta work hard and let everything play out.