Teven Jenkins shining at his new position!
Even though Teven Jenkins wasn't moved from tackle to guard until earlier this week, he said he felt "very comfortable" at the new position Thursday night against Seattle. The 2021 second-round pick played at right guard in practice with the second team Monday and the first team Tuesday.
"I had those two practices before this," Jenkins said. "They started settling me in. In the last practice we had, we were in there basically for the whole practice. It made me get more comfortable in my sets, more comfortable in my hand usage."
When asked to describe the adjustment in moving from tackle to guard, Jenkins mentioned:
"All the space you've got to work with at tackle, now you're in a phone booth. You've got to worry about not getting pushed back. You're the depth of the pocket�that's how they explained it to us�and the tackles are the width."
QB Justin Fields was thrilled to play behind Jenkins Thursday night.
"He's been adjusting well," said the Bears quarterback. "He works hard at it. I'm excited to see him switch positions and see how this right guard position works out for him."
After sitting out the first 11 games of his rookie season year following back surgery and multiple practices early in training camp, Teven Jenkins was very glad to feel 100% health-wise.
"Things are great because I'm actually back to myself," he said.
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