While Bears rookie running back Khalil Herbert had an impressive outing in his first NFL start, Chicago is still thin at the running back position with David Montgomery, Damien Williams and Tarik Cohen all out.
The Bears hosted four running backs for tryouts on Monday, including Duke Johnson, TJ Logan, Chris Thompson and CJ Marable.
While the run game appears to be in good hands with Herbert, who had 19 rushes for 97 yards and a score, until Montgomery and Williams return, there are still some depth concerns that prompted these tryouts.
Bears tryouts (all RBs)–
Duke Johnson, Miami
TJ Logan, North Carolina
CJ Marable, Coastal Carolina
Chris Thompson, Florida State— Jason Lieser (@JasonLieser) October 18, 2021
The biggest name on that list is Johnson, who spent the last two seasons with the Houston Texans, where he had160 carries for 647 yards and three touchdowns.
Montgomery is currently sidelined with a knee sprain suffered against the Lions a couple of weeks ago. He’s currently on injured reserve, and could return as soon as next week, although it wouldn’t be a surprise if they played it safe with him given the success of Herbert and Williams.
Williams is on the reserve/COVID-19 list, which caused him to miss Sunday’s game against the Packers. Matt Nagy said there was no change with Williams as of Monday.
