For an undrafted rookie hoping to make an impression, RB Ryan Nall’s 69-yard run against the Bengals in the Bears’ second preseason game was a godsend.
But it wasn’t just the length of the run that made coaches sit up and take notice of the 6-foot-2, 232-pound Oregon State product. It was the subtle maneuvers that set up the Bears’ longest play of the preseason. From the Bears’ 18-yard line, the play was designed to go up the middle, but there was no running room.