Veteran players report to Halas Hall Tuesday for 2022 Chicago Bears training camp and reports emerged Monday that one player would be noticeably absent.
Roquan Smith, the Chicago Bears’ most important and best defensive player, will hold out from camp as he wants a new contract, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Smith doesn’t have a Pro-Bowl or first-team All-Pro on his resume, but he’s twice been a second-team All-Pro and is the team’s biggest star, other than Justin Fields. Considering Fields’ unknown, it’s safe to say that Smith is currently the Bears’ face of the franchise.