LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- At the height of training camp in mid-August, Chicago Bears rookie Ozzy Trapilo had fallen out of the competition to start at left tackle. After weeks in a battle that included three others, the second-rounder "got out of whack," according to general manager Ryan Poles, and struggled to adjust to a position he had not played since 2022.

The Bears moved Trapilo back to his home base at right tackle, where he logged 1,467 snaps during his final two seasons (2023-24) at Boston College. Hitting a rookie wall didn't mean his chances of playing left tackle were over, but the 6-foot-8 lineman needed a reset.

So for the last three months, the Bears cross-trained Trapilo at both left and right tackle behind respective starters Theo Benedet and Darnell Wright .

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