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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Patrick Finley

D’Onta Foreman deserves to remain the Bears’ top running back

Bears running back D’Onta Foreman carries the ball against the Raiders on Sunday. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Rookie Roschon Johnson returned to Bears practice in full Wednesday, still needing to clear one final step of the NFL’s concussion protocol in order to play Sunday. Whether Johnson makes it back after missing two games or not, though, should have no bearing on how much D’Onta Foreman plays against the Chargers.

Foreman has earned the right to be the Bears’ lead running back so long as he keeps running with the punishing style he showed against the Raiders. That’s true, whether coach Matt Eberflus wants to say it out loud or not.

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