Bears OC Press Taylor sounds off on left tackle competition

The Chicago Bears' starting left tackle position appears to be wide open heading into the preseason. After their Week 1 win over the Cleveland Browns, the team activated left tackle Ozzy Trapilo from the physically unable to perform list, seven months after he tore his patellar tendon. In the victory against the Browns, the Bears shared offensive snaps between Kiran Amegadjie and Jedrick Wills, with the former seeing 34 snaps and the latter 31.

Neither player emerged as the clear favorite. Offensive coordinator Press Taylor confirmed to the media that the competition for the left tackle position remains open. He praised both Amegadjie and Wills for showing positive traits, but emphasized that there is still a battle for the spot. Trapilo's return to practice could inject further uncertainty into the competition, but with four players vying for the position and two more preseason games to go, Chicago is not in a hurry to make a decision.