Mike Moraitis· Aug 7, 2026
Moraitis says Tyrique Stevenson appears set to win the Bears' outside CB2 job after working with the first team in camp, while rookie Malik Muhammad's path to playing time now runs through the slot.
“By all accounts, Stevenson has been running with the ones, so it appears he's in line to win the job”
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Tyrique Stevenson to be 1st on the depth chart
“By all accounts, Stevenson has been running with the ones, so it appears he's in line to win the job”
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