Bears head coach Ben Johnson walked into his press conference at Halas Hall on Friday morning with a pep in his step. The Buffalo Bills were in town, and the Bears were about to test themselves in their second joint practice of the preseason.

“We’ve got a Super Bowl contender in town, and we’ll find out a lot about our team,” Johnson said. “I know they’re geeked up and ready to go.”

The Bills presented a good opportunity for a young Bears team still getting acclimated to Johnson’s coaching staff. Bills quarterback Josh Allen is the NFL’s defending MVP, while Buffalo has been a contender in the AFC over the past few seasons.

Here are the biggest takeaways from Friday’s practice.

Offensive penalties continue

Over the past week, Bears quarterback Caleb Williams and the first-team of

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