"Jones, Chicago's incumbent left tackle with 40 starts over the last three seasons, was in competition throughout training camp with three other hopefuls: rookie second-rounder Ozzy Trapilo, practice squad member Theo Benedet and former third-round pick Kiran Amegadjie. Jones won the job upon playing every rep with quarterback Caleb Williams and the offensive starters in preseason games against Buffalo and Kansas City."
""He knows what he's doing," coach Ben Johnson said. "Is it perfect every play? No, it's not. But we did see the execution go up over the course of the last few weeks, so there is a trust level in him knowing what to do. We think that's he's gonna continue to ascend [with] the more reps that he gets.""
Braxton Jones will start at left tackle for the Chicago Bears against the Minnesota Vikings in the season opener. Jones has 40 starts over the past three seasons and faced competition in training camp from Ozzy Trapilo, Theo Benedet and Kiran Amegadjie. Jones secured the job by playing every rep with quarterback Caleb Williams and the offensive starters in preseason games against Buffalo and Kansas City and by practicing with the first team during the final two weeks of camp. Benedet is expected to be the primary backup; Trapilo has spent weeks at right tackle with the second team; Amegadjie, who started two rookie games at left tackle, is now practicing at guard. The coaching staff waited until Tuesday to announce the starter and remains willing to make changes if performance dictates.
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