On a warm August morning, Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson walked into the PNC Center at Halas Hall with a clear message. The Bears were set to hold a training camp practice later in the afternoon a couple days before hosting a joint practice against the Miami Dolphins.

Johnson started his opening remarks by telling reporters it would be the final day of playbook installation before warning of a shift that was about to occur.

“It will be a good, physical practice,” Johnson said on Aug. 5. “I know we toned it down for our guys yesterday, get their legs back underneath them. We’ll have a good one here today, player day off tomorrow, and then we’ll be on to Miami. This is a big one for us. Changing it from morning practice to noon, it’ll be a little bit hotter out there. I’m really

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