It’s only June, but the Chicago Bears have already been conducting live contact practices. Which, unfortunately for new head coach Matt Eberflus, is prohibited by the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement.
According to Chicago Tribune’s Dan Wiederer, the Bears have forfeited Tuesday’s Organized Team Activities practice after violating the CBA’s offseason rules involving live-contact practice.
According to the league source, the Bears were warned for having practices featuring too much contact last month with requests made that they alter their practice activity to adjust. Eventually, when proper adjustments weren’t made, the NFL Players Association was asked to get involved and the NFL stepped in, deciding that the team was in violation of league rules. As a result, the Bears were required to forfeit one of their OTA practices.
