Some preseason finales have phony storylines. Coaches bleat about open jobs that, for practical purposes, have already been filled. They praise players they know will be gone on cut day. Others make the final special teams spot feel like the most critical role in the world.
Rookie Tyson Bagent’s push to make the Bears — and maybe even become their second-string quarterback — isn’t one of those. There is a real competition between P.J. Walker, who was given a two-year, $4 million deal on the premise of being the primary backup, and the undrafted free agent from Division II Shepherd University.
