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It sounds like there’s competition at nickel between Bears’ Tavon Young, Thomas Graham Jr.

The Bears are set outside at cornerback. But there's competition at nickel cornerback brewing between Tavon Young and Thomas Graham Jr.

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Jaylon Johnson running with 2nd team, but coach says not to ‘read into that’

Third-year cornerback Jaylon Johnson is one of the three building blocks the Bears have on their roster. Tuesday, though, he was running with the second-team defense.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘A complete reset’: Chicago Bears are challenging Jaylon Johnson to earn the trust of new coach Matt Eberflus

Since the day he joined the Chicago Bears a little more than two years ago, Jaylon Johnson has emphasized the biggest prerequisite for top-tier cornerbacks.

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Bears CB Jaylon Johnson on rookies Kyler Gordon, Jaquan Brisker: ‘Throw ‘em in the fire’

After a turbulent season for the Bears’ secondary, Johnson is eager for the second-round picks to show what they can do in the starting lineup.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bears 2nd-round DBs Kyler Gordon, Jaquan Brisker could be game-changing duo

Get over it. The Bears would’ve benefitted from taking a wide receiver in the second round, but they might’ve solidified their secondary for years to come with these two rookies.

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Bears’ secondary among NFL’s most-improved units following draft

Bears GM Ryan Poles used his first two draft picks on Kyler Gordon and Jaquan Brisker, which immediately improved the secondary.

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Matt Eberflus doesn’t have everything, but he has enough to make Bears’ defense good

Eberflus has at least three stars on defense: Roquan Smith, Jaylon Johnson and Robert Quinn. It’s on him to broaden that core by turning Eddie Jackson around and making the most of his two rookie defensive backs.

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How NFL experts graded the Bears’ selection of CB Kyler Gordon

Here's a collection of grades for CB Kyler Gordon from various outlets and the consensus is the Bears got an immediate impact player.

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Bears GM Ryan Poles: ‘Can’t fix everything in one year, but we keep chipping away’

Poles went defense-first in his first draft with the Bears and is betting on third-round receiver Velus Jones to boost the offense.

Chicago Sun-Times

Washington CB Kyler Gordon is a dancing Bear

Watch film of the 5-11, 194-pound Washington cornerback, whom the Bears drafted with the seventh pick of the second round Friday night, and you’ll see someone with tremendous body control. It looks balletic — because it is.

Chicago Sun-Times

Grading the Bears’ selection of CB Kyler Gordon

The Bears addressed an important need at cornerback with the selection of Kyler Gordon. Here's how we graded the pick.

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Bears draft Washington CB Kyler Gordon in Round 2

The Bears drafted Washington cornerback Kyler Gordon with their first pick in the second round Friday, giving them another big-bodied Pac-12 player to pair with Jaylon Johnson.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bears’ most urgent NFL Draft need: Finding help at CB for Jaylon Johnson

Other than Johnson, cornerback was a big problem for the Bears last season. That’s a good place for them to start in the upcoming draft.

Chicago Sun-Times

Without a top draft pick, the Bears can avoid the Round 2 blues

The Bears have three Day 2 picks — No. 39 and 48 overall in Round 2 and No. 71 in Round 3. They’re one of eight teams without a scheduled first-round pick, but that’s not a death sentence.

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Three Bears draft needs — and who could be available

Ryan Poles has roster holes to fill in his first draft as Bears GM. Here are the three most pressing ones — and which players might be available later this month, when the Bears draft at Nos. 39 and 48 overall in the second round and No. 71 in the…

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Bears betting on Eddie Jackson bouncing back to Pro Bowl level

As Matt Eberflus sets his defense, he’s counting on Jackson, Robert Quinn, Roquan Smith and Jaylon Johnson to be stars. He’ll have to figure out the rest.

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