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Chicago Bears tight end Jimmy Graham recounts his harrowing rollover car crash in March: ‘I’m pretty lucky to be able to walk away’ Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune Running back Khalil Herbert carries the ball during Bears minicamp June 15, 2021, at Halas Hall. Jimmy Graham found himself airborne, his SUV doing cartwheels across a Florida highway. It was early on a Thursday morning in March, and Graham was headed to an airport to assist with maintenance on a helicopter for his foundation. In an instant, he found himself in big trouble as ...

With on-field practices he didn’t get last year that already have given him better "cohesion" with quarterback Andy Dalton, the Bears’ second-year tight end is hoping to be a bigger weapon in the passing game. "We’re all going to see a lot more of him," coach Matt Nagy said.

In the first nine games, Kmet played 34.7 percent of the offensive snaps and had eight receptions for 94 yards. In the final six contests, he played 85.2 percent of the offensive snaps and caught 20 passes for 149 yards. "He improved every week last year," said Bears tight ends coach Clancy Barone. "The more you do something, the better you get at it. So the more reps he got, the better he got with just playing football—with his run blocking, his pass protection, his route running; knowing how to run certain routes versus man and versus zone and things like that." Barone is confident that K...

Even though cutting him could create $7 million in cap space, the Bears are sticking with Jimmy Graham.

Competition from Marquise Goodwin, Damiere Byrd and draft pick Dazz Newsome makes Miller replaceable. “It’s not going to be a ‘need’ base,” Furrey said. “You know, we don’t need you. We’ve got guys that are going to be able to produce. You better be a pro, you better be on your details, you better do what we’re asking you to do.” They’re not surprised by Jimmy Graham’s return. Tight ends coach Clancy Barone said that “there was never any curiosity” whether Graham would return for the second season of his two-year, $16 million deal. He might have been the only one, ...