Two days removed from a Family Fest practice that Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson said was marred by sloppiness, there was a shift in tone.
"We got a little short-yardage, goal line going in," Johnson said. "Today will be a good, physical practice."
Johnson was true to his word.
The Bears had their most physical practice of training camp by far, and perhaps their most physical training camp practice in years. It challenged both sides of the ball.
A challenged defense:
Defensive back Tyrique Stevenson was asked if he had ever had a camp practice like Tuesday's practice.
Stevenson, playing in his third season, couldn't recall.
"That's the most we ever hit while I was here," Stevenson said. "Everyone came ready to play."
The Bears had live tackling across all the team drills, fro