Here's what we saw from the Bears on Wednesday as they conducted their OTAs at Halas Hall. Johnson wanted to make sure he noted it was the second day of install, meaning the Bears were on their second day working with the playbook Johnson was installing.

Rookies and veterans alike will head to Halas Hall for a number of practices that will span three weeks. Practices will take place May 20–22, 27-30 and June 9-11. Because the Bears have a new head coach, they were able to hold a voluntary minicamp in April with veteran players.

After announcing that the controversial 'Tush Push' variant of the quarterback sneak would remain legal, the NFL unveiled a brand-new award to debut for the 2025 season: Protector of the Year. According to the NFL's executive vice president of football operations,

Ben Johnson was about a minute into an opening statement Wednesday filled with the typical musings of a first-year coach — he praised his players’ work in the weight room and bemoaned their struggles lining up in the wrong place at practice — when he did something his predecessor rarely attempted.