Winners and losers from Bears training camp

There are plenty of signs that show we’re in the final days of summer. Kids are going back to school, pumpkin spice drinks are becoming readily available, and training camp for the Chicago Bears has officially concluded.

The Bears wrapped up their training camp last weekend, marking the end of nearly a month of practices in front of fans at Halas Hall that also included two preseason games. Over 90 players were with the team at the start of camp and now after two rounds of cuts, that number shrunk to 80, with more hard decisions still on the way.

Aside from a couple of issues that were dragged out off the field, there haven’t been nearly any earth-shattering developments on it. Still, it’s been clear as to who came out a winner during camp and who might be on the opposite end. Here are our winners and losers following Bears training camp.

Winner: OL Teven Jenkins

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What a month it’s been for Teven Jenkins. When camp started, he started as the team’s swing tackle, missed a string of practices due to an injury, wrestled with rumors surrounding potential issues with coaches, and was put on the trade block. Jenkins could only go up from there and he did just that. He essentially took hold of the starting right guard spot away from veteran Michael Schofield and it appears it’s his job to lose heading into week one.

Jenkins could still be moved at some point as reports indicate the trade rumors are still very much alive. But either way, Jenkins has resurrected his career after it might have been left for dead just a few weeks ago.

Loser: OT Riley Reiff

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Former Cincinnati Bengals tackle Riley Reiff was signed hours before training camp officially started and it was widely assumed he would secure one of the starting tackle positions on the team. After all, Reiff is a 10-year starter in the league, playing on the both ends of the offensive line and is a solid veteran who was seen as an upgrade when he signed. But his days as a starter might have been shorter than expected.

Reiff primarily worked with the starters at right tackle for the majority of camp, including the first preseason game. Since then, however, he’s been relegated to second string in favor of Larry Borom and may have officially lost out on the competition. There’s still time for Reiff to make a bid for the right tackle spot but the veteran…