Training camp is officially underway for the Chicago Bears, as veterans reported to Halas Hall on Tuesday. Rookies and quarterbacks started arriving back on Saturday. The first practice of the summer is scheduled for Wednesday.
This will mark the fourth time the Bears will hold training camp at Halas Hall after 18 years practicing at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais.
As the Bears kick off camp, we’ve gathered everything you need to know about training camp, from the schedule to fan attendance to our training camp coverage to our early 53-man roster predictions.
Practice schedule
Here’s the training camp schedule from ChicagoBears.com, which features nine practices open to the public.
| Tuesday, July 25 | Report day |
| Wednesday, July 26 | 10:00 a.m. practice (closed to public) |
| Thursday, July 27 | 10:00 a.m. practice |
| Friday, July 28 | 10:00 a.m. practice |
| Saturday, July 29 | 10:00 a.m. practice |
| Sunday, July 30 | OFF DAY/NO AVAILABILITY |
| Monday, July 31 | 10:00 a.m. practice |
| Tuesday, Aug. 1 | 10:00 a.m. practice |
| Wednesday, Aug. 2 | 10:00 a.m. practice (closed to public, Community Invite Day) |
| Thursday, Aug. 3 | OFF DAY/NO AVAILABILITY |
| Friday, Aug. 4 | 10:00 a.m. practice |
| Saturday, Aug. 5 | 10:00 a.m. practice (closed to public, Community Invite Day) |
| Sunday, Aug. 6 | Meijer Family Fest at Soldier Field – 10:35 a.m. |
| Monday, Aug. 7 | OFF DAY/NO AVAILABILITY |
| Tuesday, Aug. 8 | 10:00 a.m. practice |
| Wednesday, Aug. 9 | 10:00 a.m. practice |
| Thursday, Aug. 10 | 10:00 a.m. practice |
| Friday, Aug. 11 | OFF DAY/NO AVAILABILITY |
| Saturday, Aug. 12 | Titans at Bears – Noon |
| Sunday, Aug. 13 | OFF DAY/NO AVAILABILITY |
| Monday, Aug. 14 | 10:00 a.m. practice (closed to public, Community Invite Day) |
| Tuesday, Aug. 15 | OFF DAY/NO AVAILABILITY |
| Wednesday, Aug. 16 | Joint practices with Colts (5:30 p.m.) |
| Thursday, Aug. 17 | Joint practices with Colts (5:30 p.m.) |
| Friday, Aug. 18 | OFF DAY/NO AVAILABILITY |
| Saturday, Aug. 19 | Bears at Colts – 6 p.m. |
| Sunday, Aug. 20 | OFF DAY / NO AVAILABILITY |
*all times CT
Fan attendance
Fans will need a free ticket for entry to one of the team’s nine public practices between July 27 and Aug. 10.
Tickets were made available on Thursday, July 6. Fans could select up to four tickets per date, based on availability. All tickets will be distributed as mobile tickets.
You can still purchase Family Fest tickets here.
Joint practices with Colts
The Bears will host two joint practices with the Colts ahead of their Aug. 19 preseason game in Indianapolis. Those practices will be held Wednesday, Aug. 16 and Thursday, Aug. 17 at the Colts’ facility at 5 p.m. CT.
“It’s exciting to be able to do that,” coach Matt Eberflus said this offseason. “We’ve done them in the past. There’s a lot of good work during those crossovers. The 1-on-1s are really cool to do, the pass rushes and the covers and all those things, the DBs versus the receivers. You get to go against a different skillset, which is really neat because you get to adjust your skillset to them, your technique. It’s going to be fun to be able to see that and evaluate that.”
Training camp roster and 53-man roster prediction
Here’s a look at the 90-man roster the Bears are bringing into training camp and our early 53-man roster projection, as well as a look at the newcomers:
https://bearswire.usatoday.com/lists/chicago-bears-53-man-roster-projection-2023-pre-training-camp/
Position Previews
We unveiled our Bears 2023 training camp position previews, where we broke down every player by position and examined the biggest question facing the group.
2023 Preseason Schedule
Roster cutdowns
Unlike last season when there will be three separate roster cuts (after each preseason game), there will be just one big roster cutdown from 90 to 53 players on Aug. 29.
Training Camp Previews
- 5 bold predictions heading into Bears training camp
- Bears training camp: What to watch for at each position
- 1 Bears player on the roster bubble at each position group
- Bears roster upgrades, downgrades heading into 2023 season
- 7 Bears veterans in need of a strong training camp
- Our top position battles to watch during Bears training camp
- Ranking Bears position groups from best to worst
- 4 reasons for optimism as Bears prepare for training camp
- 4 causes of concern for the Bears heading into training camp
- 8 Bears rookies to watch during training camp
- 5 under-the-radar Bears players to watch on offense at training camp
- 5 under-the-radar Bears players to watch on defense at training camp
- 7 Bears players who need a strong training camp
- 4 biggest needs on the Bears roster ahead of training camp
- 8 Bears players on the roster bubble heading into training camp
- Bears training camp: One player to watch at each position on offense
- Bears training camp: One player to watch at each position on defense
- Ranking the best Bears offseason acquisitions
30 Most Important Bears of 2023
We counted down our 30 Most Important Bears of 2023. Check out the complete list as the Bears begin training camp.
