NFC Notes: Bears, Packers, Vikings

Bears

• The Athletic’s Adam Jahns believes Bears WRs Javon Wims, Riley Ridley, Ted Ginn and fifth-round WR Darnell Mooney will all make the team. 
• Jahns also thinks the Bears will be fine for a week or two with just Tarik Cohen, Cordarrelle Patterson and Ryan Nall at running back. 
• Jahns gives Bears LB Josh Woods the edge at inside linebacker over UDFA Rashad Smith.
• After making the team as a sixth-round pick last year, Jahns thinks Bears CB Duke Shelley loses his spot to this year’s fifth-round CB Kindle Vildor.
• Jahns writes the Bears could go with K Cairo Santos since he’s healthy for Week 1 and try and let last year’s starting K Eddy Pineiro get healthy on the practice squad. 
• Bears coaching intern Henry Burris will stay with the team through the season. (Brad Biggs)

Packers

• The Athletic’s Matt Schneidman says not to count out Packers RB Jamaal Williams, as he’s been more consistent as a receiver and pass protector than second-round RB AJ Dillon.
• Schneidman thinks Packers WRs Jake Kumerow and Equanimeous St. Brown take the final two roster spots ahead of Darius Shepherd, Reggie Begelton, Malik Taylor and Malik Turner.
• Schneidman highlights Tim Williams as the leader for the fourth and potentially final outside linebacker spot, with seventh-rounder Jonathan Garvin also a candidate. 
• Before his injury, Packers fifth-round LB Kamal Martin was the team’s favorite to start next to Christian Kirksey, per Schneidman.
• LaFleur didn’t say if Packers OL Billy Turner‘s injury had effectively made the decision for the team at right tackle. He had been competing with Rick Wagner: “Like I’ve told you guys all along, were trying to find the best five, and we’re going to continue to work through that.” (Rob Demovsky)
• The Packers have still not been in contact with OT Jared Veldheer, who finished the year at right tackle for them last season. (Demovsky)

Vikings

• NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reports Vikings OT Riley Reiff‘s pay cut lowers his base salary from $11 million to $6 million, creating $5 million in cap space for Minnesota. 
• Reiff can earn $2 million back in incentives if he hits 86 percent and 93.75 percent of the snaps in 2020, per NFL Media’s Mike Garafolo.
• Courtney Cronin of ESPN says the Vikings will likely look to add rookie QB Nate Stanley to the practice squad.
• Cronin says WR Olabisi Johnson has earned the No. 2 spot and WR Alexander Hollins had a strong enough camp to earn him a roster spot over WR Tajae Sharpe.
• As for rookie OL Ezra Cleveland, his slide down to third-string during camp means he is likely not ready to take over a starting spot on the offensive line.
• With the odds against them, rookie CB Harrison Hand and DL James Lynch could find themselves on the practice squad.
• Ben Goessling of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune says the Vikings and Jaguars discussed a sign-and-trade for DE Yannick Ngakoue where the Jaguars would pick up his bonus. However, all $12 million of Ngakoue’s deal will count against the Vikings.