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What the NFL Draft Told Us About Ben Johnson's Real Plan for the Bears

Chicago Bears On SI·Mike Moraitis·29 days ago
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The Chicago Bears had an interesting Day 2 of the 2026 NFL Draft that told us a lot about what head coach Ben Johnson plans on doing with his offense in 2026. Instead of going with defensive picks, the Bears opted to go with three offensive players in center Logan Jones, tight end Sam Roush and wide receiver Zavion Thomas. But the selection of Roush was the most telling. It was surprising on the surface because the Bears already have two good tight ends in Cole Kmet and Colston Loveland. But when you dig a bit deeper, this wasn't just a future succession plan for Kmet. The plan was to add a more well-rounded tight end in order to improve Chicago's 13 personnel package, which we believe Johnson will be running a lot more in 2026. What is 13 personnel? Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay. | Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images For those unfamiliar, 13 personnel is when a team deploys one running back, one wide receiver and three tight ends.…

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