Bears $24 million playmaker could lose job during training camp

The 2025 Chicago Bears will be about how the offense handles new head coach Ben Johnson with second-year quarterback Caleb Williams.

Last season, the Bears' offense had a lot of ups and downs, which is why the team went out and hired Johnson to ensure Williams can improve in Year 2.

One way Williams can have a better season than last year is if he gets support from the running game, but the team failed to upgrade the position this offseason.

The Bears only brought in Rutgers running back Kyle Monangai, who was drafted in the seventh round to go along with Roschon Johnson, D'Andre Swift, and Travis Homer.

As of right now, Swift is No. 1 running back on the depth chart, but Bryan Perez from Bears On SI thinks Swift could lose his job if he doesn't have a strong training camp.

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"This one's obvious. The Bears inked Swift to a three-year, $24 million contract last offseason, but that doesn't matter now. Maybe they wouldn't have if Johnson were the head coach. And now that Johnson is in town, he'll decide what Swift's future with the team is," Perez wrote. "That future could very well be a bell cow running back who vaults into the top-10 running backs in the NFL. Swift certainly has the explosive skill set to be that guy, but if 2024's production was an indication of the kind of player he'll be in Chicago, it won't be long before Roschon Johnson or rookie Kyle Monangai replaces him."

In one season in Chicago, Swift rushed for 959 yards and six scores, but those numbers will have to improve if he wants to be the lead back all season in the Windy City.

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