Bears

Bears HC Ben Johnson talked about signing UDFA rookie TE Hayden Large after the team took rookie TE Sam Roush in the third round and already has a full room at the position.

“He was one of the guys we identified well before the draft,” Johnson said, via Bears Wire. “He’s a player that we really liked. A quick story about him – we do a great job trying to recruit some of these guys that we think might fall through the cracks and go undrafted. So I actually called him before the draft and let him know that we had a vision for him. And when you take a tight end in the third round, you’re kind of like, ‘Oh, shoot, that might take us away from Hayden coming here.’ And yet he didn’t bat an eye. This is where he wanted to be. To me, that speaks volumes about how he’s wired. And it has something to do with how he came to walk on at Iowa and earn him playing time and going through with the long, hard road. I really appreciate that and I think we got a good one there.”

Packers

• Packers WR coach Jason Vrable says WR Savion Williams has Tucker Kraft-like abilities when it comes to earning yards after the catch: “We’re really excited about him. I think he’s one of those guys no one is really forgotten about him, kind of forgotten to the outside world, but I’m excited for when the pads come on.” (Wood)
• Packers RB coach Ben Sirmans on MarShawn Lloyd: “We’re very optimistic, but I’ve been optimistic before. So we just have to wait. His legs are stronger than ever before, and he had legit offseason training for the first time.” (Wood)
• Packers OL coach Luke Butkus on Anthony Belton‘s upside at guard: “He’s a big man who can still move his feet very well and his mentality of trying to go through people. I really love that.” (Hodkiewicz)

Vikings