10 takeaways from Bears’ OTA practices

The Bears have wrapped OTAs, and there was plenty to digest. Here’s what we learned from their three weeks of practice.

The Chicago Bears have wrapped their Organized Team Activities following Thursday’s practice at Halas Hall, and it was certainly an eventful three weeks for Matt Eberflus’ team.

The Bears conducted nine OTA practices over the last several weeks, where veterans and rookies continue to learn their new respective schemes. They forfeited Tuesday’s practice after violating offseason rules involving contact during May practices.

There were plenty of storylines over the last few weeks, including a couple of starters working the second team, Justin Fields’ continued development and the new culture taking shape under Eberflus.

Before the Bears kick off mandatory minicamp next Tuesday, here’s a look at what we learned from their three-week session of OTAs: