LAKE FOREST, Ill. – David Montgomery’s decision to leave the Chicago Bears for the Detroit Lions this offseason sparked major change for the league’s top rushing offense.
One season after the Bears averaged 177.3 rushing yards per game – a byproduct of a struggling passing game – there will be a new RB1. The early outlook pegged Khalil Herbert as the strongest candidate for the job after a standout second season when he led all NFL rushers at 5.7 yards per carry.
That was before the Bears signed D'Onta Foreman and Travis Homer in free agency.