The Auburn Tigers take on the Baylor Bears next Friday, and while there will be a slew of new faces on the field, the coaches and their tendencies remain constant.

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.

The NFC North produced three playoff teams last season. The Detroit Lions went 15-2, defeating the Minnesota Vikings (14-3) on the last day of the regular season to claim the division title, and the Green Bay Packers won 11 games to get in as a wild card.

Meanwhile, head coach Ben Johnson confirmed Tuesday that his first-teamers will play in the final practice game on Friday in Kansas City.

Starter D’Andre Swift was a healthy scratch Sunday. Second-stringer Roschon Johnson, third-stringer Travis Homer and rookie Kyle Monangai all sat out with injuries. The Bears planned to lean on Deion Hankins, only he was hurt while reaching for a Caleb Williams pass in the fourth quarter.

Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson and his wife, Jessica, in March paid $3.25 million for a six-bedroom, 6,227-square-foot mansion in Lake Forest, not far from the Bears’ Halas Hall headquarters

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