When Tayo Fabuluje arrived at Halas Hall Monday, the Bears tackle headed downstairs toward the rookie locker room. It's the same journey he's made every day he's come to work since being selected in the sixth round of the NFL Draft in May.
But with the Bears having reduced their roster to 53 entering the regular season this week, the team's rookies have been relocated to the main locker room, joining their veteran teammates.
"It was weird because you get in a routine," Fabuluje said. "I started to walk back down there and one of the trainers grabbed me and said, ‘You know you're in the big locker room now, right?