Bears Left Tackle Situation Uncertain as New-Look Offensive Line Takes Shape

Kiran Amegadjie has the support of first-year Chicago Bears Head Coach Ben Johnson.The Bears used a third-round pick on Amegadjie last year with the idea that he could develop into a starter. Unfortunately, Chicago’s plans to slow-play Amegadjie’s development were sidetracked when he was thrust into action earlier than anticipated because of how the team’s offensive line depth deteriorated because of injuries and sub-par play from veterans. But last year is in our rear-view mirror, and I’m looking forward to not revisiting that nonsensical mess any more than I have to as we move along through this offseason.WHAT BEN JOHNSON LOOKS FOR WHEN EVALUATING OFFENSIVE LINEMENWith that as our table-setter, I found this quote from Ben Johnson (h/t The Athletic’s Kevin Fishbain) about Kiran Amegadjie to be interesting: “I liked Kiran a lot coming out last year. He was a guy we had earmarked as a potential developmental prospect. He had a lot of traits to work with. … We’re not discouraged at all b...