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Bears nickel CB Kyler Gordon is being utilized in multiple different spots within the secondary, something that he’s excited about doing.
“Just letting there not be really a limit on what I can do. We have talked about a bunch of different things so every day is just learning more on the whole defense,” he said via ESPN’s Courtney Cronin. “I will say definitely it feels fun for me to know everything, everyone’s responsibility — who’s there, who’s there, who’s helping, who don’t got help, if I need to be able to switch to outside, free safety, strong safety. Having that ability is really fun and for me I just think it’s finding my next step and my level in my own game to be able to do anything and everything.”
Bears HC Ben Johnson has been impressed by WR D.J. Moore this offseason and wants to get him the ball in space.
“He’s a physical, run-after-catch, just-get-me-the-ball type of guy,” Johnson said, via Jason Leiser of the Chicago Sun-Times. “There’s a number of things that we’re looking to do and explore how we get him the ball and get him in space.”
Kyler Gordon typically lined up in the Bears’ slot cornerback role, but expects to play multiple roles in new DC Dennis Allen‘s system. Gordon said he could play as an outside corner and in both safety roles.
“We have talked about a bunch of different things, so every day is just learning more on the whole defense,” Gordon said, via Scott Bair of Marquee Sports Network. “I will say it feels fun for me to know everything, everyone’s responsibility — who’s there, who’s there, who’s helping, who don’t got help. If I need to be able to switch to outside (cornerback), free safety, strong safety. Having that ability is really fun, and for me, I just think it’s finding my next step and my level in my own game to be able to do anything and everything. So that’s just exciting.”
Allen has also been using S Jaquan Brisker in several ways this offseason. Gordon is confident that lining up on the opposite side of Brisker will create an effective defense.
“Usually, he’s on the other side of me, the other side of the box. I just know nothing gets on that side, nothing gets on my side,” Gordon said. “If it’s not coming towards me, he’s going to make the play or (interior linebackers Tremaine Edmunds or T.J. Edwards). If it’s coming toward me, I’m going to go make the play. I know it’s going to be confined in a tight box, for sure.”
Gordon said his recent three-year, $40 million extension won’t change the way he approaches the game.
“I really don’t think about it at all, to be honest, because I feel like I’ve got to go out there and earn everything every year,” Gordon said. *“It doesn’t really change my job or my outlook on anything. Obviously,...
