Benedet winning the starting job would be one of the biggest upsets in recent Bears training camp history. An undrafted rookie out of Canada a year ago, Benedet hurt his hamstring in the Hall of Fame Game and eventually spent the season on the practice squad.

"Braxton Jones got all the LT reps with the 1s today," Cronin shared on X. "Seems the Bears are close to calling that battle with Jones as the Week 1 starter (TBD how long that lasts), Theo Benedet as the backup LT, Ozzy Trapilo as the team's swing tackle."

Theo Benedet has emerged as a contender for the left tackle job, and OL coach Dan Roushar spoke highly of him.

Chicago Bears' left tackle competition heats up as Theo Benedet challenges Kiran Amegadjie for a key position.

The undrafted left tackle candidate, who made his name as a practice squad singer last year, says the bid to be starter is what he expected of himself.

This development does potentially show that Benedet has now jumped Amegadjie on the depth chart, which is a dangerous place for Amegadjie to be in because that means his spot on the 53-man roster may no longer be secure. Why? Let’s take a look.