Shemar Turner’s position mystery finally clarified by Bears

The rationale it was unclear is Turner had been a defensive finish for the Aggies and loved his greatest statistical season there in 2023 with six sacks, however then slid inside as a result of they’d two different edge gamers who have been drafted — Shemar Stewart and Nic Scourton. It allow them to put three prime move rushers on the sphere and Turner was heavy sufficient and fast sufficient to deal with the transfer.

“He is athletic,” Allen mentioned. “I feel that was the very first thing that we noticed. You see explosion and energy with this participant. I feel he’s acquired the precise temperament for what we’re on the lookout for.

“I feel we’ll need to put the saddle on him and break him a little bit bit however we’d somewhat have to drag the reins again somewhat than need to whip him to get him to go. We’re enthusiastic about working with him.”

The query about Turner, if there was one, was his seven roughness penalties within the final two years. Allen does not see something improper along with his perspective on the sphere.

“He’s acquired a great outgoing persona,” Allen mentioned. “I feel he enjoys being within the constructing. I feel he actually loves soccer and that’s one thing that we search for in guys that we wish to usher in to the constructing as a result of it’s important to love soccer to do all of the issues that’s going to be essential to have success in our league.

“I feel he’s acquired a great persona after which when he’s on the sphere, he’s about enterprise. In order that’s good to see.”

Turner did not sound like he cared the place they lined him up, simply as long as they despatched him a test.

“I simply love taking part in D-line,” he mentioned. “Wherever they line me up at, I am gonna go, and we gonna receives a commission.”

Turner’s deliberate weight appears like a 3-technique who may slide inside.

“Proper now, simply making an attempt to not get previous 300,” Turner mentioned. “Making an attempt to remain within the 290-295 vary, someplace in there.”

At about 285-287, he may nonetheless be an finish if crucial.

Planning to start out Turner out at 3-technique means he’s behind Grady Jarrett. Once they’re additionally planning to make use of him at nostril deal with, as Allen mentioned, it might appear to counsel he is not losing a few pounds anytime quickly. He has competitors there from starter Andrew Billings and backups Jonathan Ford and Chris Williams

The true query then, is the place this all leaves Gervon Dexter, a line starter at deal with final yr?

Dexter performed over 300 kilos final yr however confirmed up for offseason work wanting very a lot trimmed down, like a defensive finish may.

Bears veterans will probably be again at Halas Corridor for OTAs the week of Could 20 and it is doable there will probably be a solution about whether or not they view the 2023 second-round choose from Florida as an edge participant now after he was a deal with.

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