3 Chicago Bears players who could lose their starting jobs to rookies

Bears: Roschon Johnson replaces Khalil Herbert as RB1

With the exception of Curtis Enis, a running back who plays for the Chicago Bears, tends to do really well. Dating back to the days of Rick Casares as a fullback in the ’50s and ’60s to Gale Sayers, Walter Payton, Thomas Jones and even Matt Forte, Chicago has backfield history. Even Rashaan Salaam, god rest his soul, had some good moments in Chicago during his brief stint.

Having said that, while Khalil Herbert has shown that he can be an effective running back, Chicago drafted Roschon Johnson for a reason. Johnson was stuck on the depth chart behind Bijan Robinson in Texas and still has fresh tires to work with. The running game is critical to a quarterback’s development.

DJ Moore and rookie Tyler Scott will help in the passing game, but Roschon Johnson has a chance to seize a starting spot in the Chicago backfield and not turn back. Again, everything is still up for grabs at this point, and those who seize the opportunity and make the most out of it will be compensated for their work.