Bears coach Ben Johnson barely noticed new left tackle Theo Benedet during the win over the Commanders on Monday, and that’s an upgrade given how much scheming he had to do to work around Braxton Jones’ struggles.
Benedet was solid in his first start and will stay at left tackle Sunday against the Saints and for as long as he’s part of the solution to the Bears’ issues in pass protection and the running game like he was against the Commanders.
“The biggest compliment I could probably give him is I didn’t feel him out there,” Johnson said Wednesday. “As a play-caller, that’s what you’re normally doing; ‘Hey, why’s a play breaking down?’ And if it’s a particular person, you’re looking to help him out somehow, and I never felt that with him last week.”
Benedet started at right tackle in Week 4 because Darnell Wright was injured, but Johnson pulled Jones mid-game and moved Benedet to his spot.
The Bears wanted to establish a starting five early in training camp and build cohesion, but the ongoing competition at left tackle thwarted that. Now they’ll try to get continuity with this group.
He has been a good find by general manager Ryan Poles and gone from an undrafted rookie from Canada to an NFL left tackle after spending last season on the practice squad. Johnson said Wednesday his previous team, the Lions, underestimated Benedet’s potential even while drafting one of his teammates, guard Giovanni Manu, in the fourth round out of the University of British Columbia last year.
“He’s tucked away in Canada — you can overlook some guys like that,” Johnson said. “Ryan and his crew did a phenomenal job identifying Theo. He’s got a lot of traits that you really like, athleticism, and that’s really translated.”
That’s business as usual for Benedet, who was overlooked coming out of the University of British Columbia last year and landed with the Bears as an undrafted rookie.
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ABC analyst Troy Aikman called D’Andre Swift’s 55-yard catch-and-run fortunate.
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Neither player has ever faced the Bears. They traded Smith to the Ravens in 2022, and Jackson was out the last time they played at Soldier Field.
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