Chicago Bears: News and Notes From the Past Week 07/12/2021

What happens if the Chicago Bears falter in 2021, Allen Robinson extension doesn’t look good, Eddie Goldman looks like he’s finally in, and other news from the past week.

We have another week of Chicago Bears news from the past week.

Sports Illustrated graded the potential starters on offense. The website grades the starters and talks about how the time for change has come.

If you thought the Bears and Allen Robinson would come up with a new deal, you’ll be very disappointed. Allen Robinson appears to play under the franchise tag in 2021. An agreement between him and the Bears before the July 15th deadline seems very unlikely.

The roller coaster ride the Bears have with Eddie Goldman continues. The situation between the Bears and Eddie Goldman continues to remain fluid. After he opted out of the season in 2020, the team assumed he’d come back. He didn’t show up for mandatory minicamp, however, but seemed like he’d come for training camp. Then, word came out that he was considering retirement. Now, however, he is in Chicago training.

Nick Foles is a great candidate for a trade. There was one thing lost in the controversy that came when head coach Matt Nagy said there would be no situation (barring injury) in which Justin Fields becomes the starting quarterback in Week 1. He said that Fields was the backup. That makes Nick Foles expendable. The first thought is cutting him, but it would be more cost-effective to trade him instead.

Former Chicago Bears linebacker Barkevious Mingo got in trouble with the law. Arlington, Texas, police arrested Barkevious Mingo on charges of indecency with a child, sexual contact. He played for the Bears last season and the Atlanta Falcons signed him this offseason. They subsequently terminated his contract.

NFL.com dubbed David Montgomery to be the Chicago Bears’ most likely first-time Pro Bowl player. That is a huge thing for David Montgomery to have that honor considering they have Roquan Smith, named one of the best players in the NFL under the age of 25.

The Chicago Bears are deep at defensive line, but are they too deep? It’s almost as if the team didn’t expect Goldman’s return. Hmmm…

Training camp is about two weeks away. Ahead of the opening, the Bears announced their training camp schedule.

The Chicago Bears bring in a familiar face to help on defense. After the Detroit Lions cut linebacker Christian Jones he quickly signed with his former team, the Chicago Bears. He’s ready to help the defense become elite again.