NFL training camps are scheduled to kick off in two weeks, but with uncertainty surrounding the preseason and the league's safety protocols to combat COVID-19, it's anyone's guess whether practices will be delayed. But once they kick-off, the Bears will be banking on some of their younger players stepping up and assuming a larger role in 2020. Sleepers, if you will.
There are several players who fit this description, ranging from rookies like TE Cole Kmet and CB Jaylon Johnson to veterans like CB Artie Burns. But with such an emphasis on the Bears' passing game in 2020, second-year wide receiver Riley Ridley is trending toward being the sleeper to watch.