Bears players share their excitement as offseason program begins

The Bears kicked off their offseason program on Monday, and players shared their thoughts on returning to Halas Hall.

The Chicago Bears returned to Halas Hall for the start of their offseason program on Monday.

Justin Fields, Roquan Smith, Darnell Mooney, Eddie Jackson, David Montgomery, Cole Kmet and Trevis Gipson were among those players who reported for the first day of voluntary offseason workouts.

The first two weeks of the offseason program will be limited to strength and conditioning, as well as physical rehabilitation. It’ll mark the first time the players meet new head coach Matt Eberflus and their new position coaches.

Here’s what Gipson, Kmet and offensive tackle Teven Jenkins had to say about returning to Halas Hall: