With a day off on the books for Friday, the Chicago Bears ramped things up today at Halas Hall, turning in, by all accounts, their longest and most physical practice of camp to date. Thursday’s practice was padded, ran for 130 minutes, and featured team periods and 9-on-7 and 9-on-9 running drills.
Edge rusher Austin Booker said after practice that he loved the intensity of the day. “Shoot, we love it,” defensive end Austin Booker said. “That’s our mentality this year: We’re getting off the ball, we’re being aggressive and getting in the backfield.” Booker got off the ball quickly and into the backfield to disrupt a run play here (via @creamsleeve on X):Austin Booker disrupts the play in the backfield. – cream pic.twitter.com/VumDwxQPXi
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I wrote yesterday about Braxton Jones getting the bulk of the first-team reps every day this week, and Thursday began the same way. Unfortunately, Jones’ day was cut short when he left the field after sustaining an injury in a one-on-one drill with Booker. Montez Sweat also left practice early today with an injury. Sweat was seen leaving the field on his own power with trainers. We’ll wait to see what updates the team offers on Jones and Sweat in the coming days, but the level of concern doesn’t seem too high at this point. On the injury front as well: No update on Kyler Gordon was offered when Ben Johnson was asked this morning, but Shemar Turner was seen on the field for the first time today working off to the side with the strength and conditioning staff. “We’re just continuing to rehab,” Johnson said of Gordon. Both Gordon and Stewart remain on the PUP list. The offense finished the day on a positive note when Caleb Williams found Luther Burden III in the back of the end zone for a touchdown to wrap up a two-minute situational drill (1:41 remaining in the game, offense down 24-21 with two timeouts, ball on their own 35). Here’s a video of that (via @creamsleeve on X):Caleb hits Luther Burden for the Touchdown. – cream pic.twitter.com/aTsxwaJVW5
— Cream sleeve (@creamsleeve) August 6, 2026 It wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows for the offense, though. This from Cronin: “Caleb Williams finished practice on a high note after the offense struggled with operation issues in 11-on-11. There were multiple false starts, and when Rome Odunze slipped on a route, the ball headed in his direction landed in cornerback Tyrique Stevenson’s hands for an interception.” Veteran wide receiver Kalif Raymond seems to have taken on a big leadership role in the wide receiver room and Johnson’s offense since arriving, and he offered up some praise for rookie Zavion Thomas today. “Along with being incredibly talented, he is a sponge,” Raymond said of Thomas.THE BN BEARS PODCAST LIVES HERE: Apple | Spotify | YouTube
CHSN’s Clay Harbor shared some video of the rookie running routes today, and said his routes are improving, and called him “way more than a gadget player.”Zavion Thomas is a speedster and his routes are improving. Quiet day today but this kid is way more than a gadget player and has a very bright future. Soft natural hands and the right mindset to get better daily. #DaBears #Bears #ChicagoBears pic.twitter.com/FWgqbC1guU
— Clay Harbor (@clayharbs82) August 6, 2026 Another fun note from Harbor: Jedrick Wills Jr. “continues to flash. Excellent movement skills and plenty of pop.” I’m not sure what Braxton Jones’ injury today was, but Wills, even if only a depth option behind Jones when the season opens, having a good camp is a big positive.Hence then, the article about bears bits most intense practice yet booker van den berg thomas more was published today ( ) and is available on Bleacher Nation ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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