Edwards and Edmunds have been cornerstones for the Bears defense since arriving in Chicago, totaling over 100 tackles in each of their first two seasons with the team. With Allen moving them both around on defense, and bringing out more of their versatility, they both could be in line for increased production this season.

It's a bit of a throwback to the days of the Buddy Ryan era with Dennis Allen's scheme becoming aggressive instead of always sitting back in soft zones.

The Bears re-signed safety Alex Cook Thursday morning, two days after cutting him. In between, the entirety of the Bears defense did 40 up-downs during their first practice Wednesday,

Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen discussed why he's going to be tough on players in training camp.

The defense of the Chicago Bears is set to enter into a new era that goes well beyond the scheme being put together on the field by defensive coordinator Dennis Allen. Like head coach Ben Johnson, Allen has brought a different level of accountability and intensity to the Bears locker room and every player is being expected to buy in.

Those hoping the Chicago Bears would add more help at defensive end have overlooked what Dennis Allen’s scheme could provide Montez Sweat and Dayo Odeyingbo.

Dennis Allen is having the Bears defense do the classic football conditioning up-down drill for a good reason. It's part of his test, which is fitting challenge for this veteran unit.