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The Chicago Bears have seen their two most recent draft classes yield some key contributors, through the first half of the 2025 season.<\/span><\/p>\n Quarterback Caleb Williams\u2019 rapid development has been well documented, in his second season since being chosen No. 1 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft, but he\u2019s far from the only young player making major strides.<\/p>\n First-round rookie tight end Colston Lovelend is developing into a legitimate weapon, rookie receiver Luther Burden has flashed and could be in line for an expanded role as early as Week 11 against the Vikings, but, at least one of the Bears\u2019 picks from this past spring\u2019s NFL Draft has yet to make much of an impact.<\/p>\n Over at CBS Sports, NFL analyst Josh Edwards put together a list of each team\u2019s best, and most disappointing rookie, with second-round pick Shemar Turner fitting the latter category for the Bears.<\/p>\n \u201cWide receiver Luther Burden III\u00a0and offensive tackle\u00a0Ozzy Trapilo were depth selections,\u201d\u00a0Edwards writes. \u201cThey were not needed immediately. A similar fate may have been true of Turner, but given the age of those around him, it was thought that he would work his way into the rotation sooner.\u201d<\/p>\n Unfortunately for the Bears, coordinator Dennis Allen and Co. are going to need to wait to see what Turner is capable of, after the former Texas A&M standout tore his ACL, and will miss the rest of the season.<\/p>\n Even before the injury, Turner had been a nonfactor, producing just six tackles through his first five career games.<\/p>\n The 6-foot-4 and 300-pound Turner has garnered a meager 34.4 overall grade from\u00a0<\/p>\n There weren\u2019t many surprises when it came to the final inactive report for the NFL regular season opener between the\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles\u00a0and\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0on Thursday, September 4, in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n For the Eagles, the biggest news in regards to an inactive player was backup quarterback\u00a0Tanner McKee, who was ruled\u00a0out with a thumb injury. The biggest question in terms of starters for the Eagles was whether Pro Bowl guard\u00a0Landon Dickerson\u00a0would play, and he\u2019s in the starting lineup after returning from a knee injury suffered in training camp.<\/p>\n Listed on the inactive report for the Eagles along with McKee were edge rusher\u00a0Azeez Ojulari, defensive end\u00a0Ogbo Okonronkwo, center\u00a0Drew Kendall, offensive lineman\u00a0Cameron Williams, defensive tackle\u00a0Ty Robinson\u00a0and offensive lineman\u00a0Kenyon Green.<\/p>\n Green, a former first round pick, was obtained in a trade with the Houston Texans in the offseason and released when Eagles made the 53-man roster cutdown only to be\u00a0brought back earlier this week.<\/p>\n Sam Howell will be in McKee\u2019s place as backup quarterback behind Super Bowl MVP\u00a0Jalen Hurts. The Eagles obtained Howell in a trade with the\u00a0Minnesota Vikings\u00a0on August 24. Howell started 17 games for the\u00a0Washington Commanders\u00a0in 2023, going 3-14 and leading the NFL in interceptions and sacks.<\/p>\n Howell spent 2024 as the backup to\u00a0Geno Smith\u00a0on the\u00a0Seattle Seahawks.<\/p>\n The Eagles elevated 2 players from the practice squad to the active roster \u2014 safety\u00a0Marcus Epps\u00a0and outside linebacker\u00a0Patrick Johnson.<\/p>\n For the Cowboys, 2 key starters were on the active roster who were question marks headed into tgame week; NFL All-Pro cornerback\u00a0Trevon Diggs\u00a0and offensive tackle\u00a0Tyler Guyton.<\/p>\n Dallas did have a few surprises on their inactive report with defensive tackle and former first round pick\u00a0Mazi Smith\u00a0and rookie running back\u00a0Jaydon Blue, who was in line to be the starter until\u00a0suffering a second ankle injury\u00a0in the Cowboys\u2019 preseason finale on August 22.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s how to watch the Eagles season opener against the Cowboys on Thursday Night Football.<\/p>\n According to ESPN Bet, the Eagles are tied at +650 odds with the Baltimore Ravens as favorites to win Super Bowl LX on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.<\/p>\n The Eagles didn\u2019t just sweep their 2 regular season games against the Cowboys in 2024 \u2014 they dominated them in those wins.<\/p>\n The Cowboys outscored the 75-13 in the 2 games with a 34-6 win in Week 10 followed by a 41-7 win in Week 17 in which Eagles starting quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts didn\u2019t play in due to a concussion.<\/p>\n The Eagles went 14-3 during the 2024 regular season while the Cowboys went 7-10 following consecutive 12-5 seasons in 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n As NFC East Division rivals, the Cowboys and Eagles will meet twice this season. The 2 teams play again in Week 12 on Sunday, November 23 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, with that scheduled for a 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff on FOX.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Chicago Bears have seen their two most recent draft classes yield some key contributors, through the first half of the 2025 season. Quarterback Caleb Williams\u2019 rapid development has been well documented,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9723,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t