It's back to school for the Chicago Bears. Although, defensive coordinator Dennis Allen had a glass-half-empty view on Day 1. "Training camp is a long, dark tunnel," Allen said. The Bears reported to their first day of training camp practice on Wedesday, where it was a good day for the defense and we saw our first camp alignments.

The Chicago Bears defense dominated from the start against coach Ben Johnson's offense to begin training camp Wednesday as Caleb Williams' first pass was picked off by Tremaine Edmunds.

Chicago Bears training camp begins this week. Here’s a position-by-position breakdown of how coordinator Dennis Allen’s defense shapes up entering the 2025 season.