The Latest Breaking News from Ryan Poles

Both are getting their opportunity to be “the guy” at their position. But they’re also both on the clock to prove themselves.

It might take a while for Jones to earn a spot in the offense, but he can be a factor in the return game until then. He nearly fumbled away the opening kickoff Thursday, but also had a big return that led to a touchdown.

Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs’ easily went through the Bears’ first-team defense (well, most of it) for a touchdown Saturday, but that’s not going to increase the urgency to get Smith back on the field. Still, Bears GM Ryan Poles will be challenged to have this impasse end well.

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Jenkins was solid in the preseason game against the Chiefs on Saturday, which could help him find a spot. But not necessarily on the Bears.

The Bears opened the preseason with a 19-14 victory over the Chiefs. We recap the action here:

Fields didn’t play long against the Chiefs in the preseason opener, but he made a few big throws and escaped in good health.

Smith, who demanded a trade Tuesday, did conditioning work with his teammates about two hours before kickoff of Saturday’s exhibition opener against the Chiefs.

Per Mike Florio, "a person purporting to represent Roquan Smith has been calling other teams in order to gauge potential trade interest."