LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- After 17 training camp practices, the Chicago Bears still are looking for their starting left tackle to protect Caleb Williams ' blind side.

The position battle that has headlined the offseason in Chicago began with a three-player race among incumbent starter Braxton Jones , rookie Ozzy Trapilo and 2024 third-rounder Kiran Amegadjie . This week, former undrafted free agent Theo Benedet , who spent the 2024 season on the Bears' practice squad, entered the mix and earned first-team reps there for three straight practices.

With the competition to protect Williams becoming more convoluted, coach Ben Johnson said he's looking for "clarity" as the team evaluates its options.

"We'll go as long as we need to go to find the right guy," Johnson said. "But we'd lik

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