In his first regular-season press conference as the Chicago Bears head coach, Ben Johnson was asked if he could reveal who his starting left tackle would be come Monday night vs. Minnesota.

"I'll go with Braxton," Johnson said.

The fourth-year player out of Southern Utah University will retain his job protecting Caleb Williams' blindside. For now, at least.

What we know:

Johnson made it clear during camp that if whoever is at left tackle isn't performing at a level the Bears need, then the coaching staff will turn to another player to see if they can.

Jones understands this. He also knows he's still climbing the latter in terms of recovering from ankle surgery. Johnson noted this preseason was far from perfect for Jones, but Jones accomplished what he wanted to show the new coaching s

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