The Chicago Bears began the process of trimming the roster to 53 players by releasing 16 of them ahead of the NFL’s Tuesday deadline, while preparations began in earnest Monday for their Sept. 8 season opener against the Minnesota Vikings.

The team held the first of three practices this week at Halas Hall, and while coaches sort out who makes the final cut, they’ll also have to address some of the lingering questions raised by their uneven performance against the Kansas City Chiefs in Friday’s preseason finale.

No bones about it: The Chiefs’ first-stringers completely outclassed those of the disjointed Bears, masked by the final score of the Bears’ 29-27 comeback win.

Tight end Cole Kmet said head coach Ben Johnson appeared as frustrated in the film room Monday as he did at the postgame

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