<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bears-rb-khalil-herbert-roschon-johnson');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bears RB Khalil Herbert praises ‘explosive’ Roschon Johnson');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/bears-news-chicago-rb-khalil-herbert-praises-explosive-roschon-johnson.jpg"></figure><h1>Bears RB Khalil Herbert praises ‘explosive’ Roschon Johnson</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-25T14:03:07-07:00">August 25th, 2:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-25T14:03:07-07:00">August 25th, 2:03pm</time><address><a>Anthony Riccobono</a>Anthony Riccobono has been a sports reporter for over a decade. He primarily covers the NFL, MLB and NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bears had the NFL’s No. 1 rushing offense last season. The way that Khalil Herbert and other members of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-matt-eberflus-eye-opening-take-on-running-back-will-excite-chicago-fans">the Bears are talking</a> in this preseason, Chicago’s rushing attack could be even better this year. After Roschon Johnson’s impressive performance in Chicago’s Week 2 preseason game, Khalil Herbert <a href="https://bearswire.usatoday.com/2023/08/25/khalil-herbert-explains-what-makes-bears-rookie-roschon-johnson-so-impressive/?taid=64e905ed2558570001851b22&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=trueanthem&amp;utm_source=twitter">heaped a ton</a> of praise on the rookie running back</p><p>“He’s just very explosive through the hole but the things he does, everybody was excited,” Herbert said, via Bears Wire. “The physicality, the burst, I feel like he has a combination of everything. Those things and then once he gets a full head of steam and comes down running the ball at you, he’s going to make you pay for trying to tackle him.”</p><p>The Bears <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/roschon-is-a-god-bijan-robinsons-comments-ex-teammate-bears-draft-pick-will-hype-up-chicago-fans" rel="noopener">picked Johnson</a> in the fourth round of this year’s draft. Bijan Robinson led the Texas backfield last year, but Johnson ran for 554 yards on 6.0 yards per carry.</p><p>Chicago added more talent in the running back room by signing D’onta Foreman in free agency. Foreman fell just short of 1,000 yards with the Carolina Panthers last season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/khalil-herberts-fantasy-football-outlook-for-the-2023-season" rel="noopener">Herbert averaged</a> 5.7 yards per carry for the Bears.</p><p>“I feel like any of us in that room, it’s no dropoff,” Herbert said. “We got a bunch of guys that get their ball in their hands, take it the distance, make big plays. I feel bad for defenses having to defend. When one of us gets tired and the other goes in, and it’s the same thing. One gets tired, another goes in, it’s the same thing. Having that is definitely a big benefit.”</p><p>Justin Fields could set the quarterback record for rushing yards in a season if he stays healthy in 2023.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bears RB Khalil Herbert praises ‘explosive’ Roschon Johnson

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/khalil-herberts-fantasy-football-outlook-for-the-2023-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Khalil Herbert’s fantasy football outlook for the 2023 season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Khalil-Herbert_s-Fantasy-Football-Outlook-for-the-2023-Season.jpg"></figure><h1>Khalil Herbert’s fantasy football outlook for the 2023 season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-10T11:55:31-07:00">August 10th, 11:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-10T11:55:31-07:00">August 10th, 11:55am</time><address><a>DJ Foster</a>D.J. Foster is a writer and high school basketball coach in Oceanside, CA. His work has been featured at ESPN, The Ringer, NBC and more. You can follow D.J. on Twitter @fosterdj3.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Chicago Bears running back Khalil Herbert has all the making of a breakout fantasy football running back this season, as he’s expected to assume the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-khalil-herbert-chicago-running-back-competition-training-camp" rel="noopener">starting position</a> after David Montgomery’s departure to the Detroit Lions in free agency.</p><p>While the Bears did make additional moves at running back, Herbert should have enough juice to hold off free agent signing D’Onta Foreman and rookie Roschon Johnson, especially considering he’s the incumbent back with familiarity in Chicago’s system.</p><p>Herbert has everything you’re looking for in a <a href="https://www.espn.com/fantasy/football/story/_/id/38151718/fantasy-football-sleeper-running-backs-rb-breakout-potential" rel="noopener">breakout back</a>: increased opportunity, big play potential, prior high-level production, and a rising offense around him.</p><h2>Khalil Herbert’s Average Draft Position</h2><p>Khalil Herbert is currently <a href="https://www.fantasypros.com/nfl/adp/ppr-overall.php" rel="noopener">the 107th player</a> on draft boards as the RB35, according to FantasyPros. Herbert finished as the RB43 in PPR leagues last season, so drafters aren’t accounting for a big uptick in production despite Montgomery’s departure.</p><p>Herbert averaged 5.7 yards per carry last year (compared to Montgomery’s 4.0) and put up two <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcEcs5uCL-8&amp;ab_channel=ChicagoBears" rel="noopener">huge games</a> as the starter, averaging 117 rushing yards on nearly 20 carries.</p><p>The Bears have proven to be a run-heavy offense under Justin Fields, and Herbert has ranked as one of the league’s most elusive rushers in each of his first two seasons. While his lack of receiving potential (23 catches in two seasons) leaves something to be desired, scrambling quarterbacks typically don’t utilize their running backs for dump-off passes, and the Bears didn’t go out and add any pass-catching specialists to keep Herbert off the field in obvious throwing situations.</p><p>The Bears may look to get Herbert more involved in the screen game as well, as he’s proven to be a dangerous threat in the open field with the skills to make tacklers miss.</p><p>Khalil Herbert’s fantasy football outlook and ADP would indicate that drafters believe either Foreman or Johnson (or perhaps both) will make this a true time-share backfield, and that Herbert’s lack of proven receiving skills will cap his PPR ceiling.</p><h2>Why you should buy Khalil Herbert’s fantasy football breakout</h2><p>It’s always wise to buy players who have taken advantage of the opportunities they were given as backups (see: Tony Pollard) and ranked amongst the <a href="https://www.pff.com/nfl/players/khalil-herbert/41668" rel="noopener">league’s best</a> in metrics like rushing EPA and elusive rating.</p><p>The only real gamble is the kind of opportunity Herbert will receive, but he sounds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-khalil-herberts-confident-take-on-expected-backfield-role" rel="noopener">plenty confident</a> that he’ll be the starting running back this season. Foreman has never been a receiver (5 catches and 203 rushes last year for Carolina), and Johnson missed some time in training camp, which is never good for rookies who have to get up to speed quickly.</p><p>It seems unlikely that Herbert gets less work than he did last season entering his third year, especially given how productive he was with his touches last season. There should be wide-open running lanes for Herbert once again, as Fields demands so much defensive attention due to his ability to scramble.</p><p>Drafting the starting running back on a team with a dangerous scrambler at quarterback is a sneaky way to find RB2 production. In Michael Vick’s prime with the Atlanta Falcons, Warrick Dunn rushed for over 1,100 yards in three straight seasons, breaking the 1,400 yard mark in 2005.</p><p>In Lamar Jackson’s 2019 MVP season where he ran for over 1,000 yards, Mark Ingram cleared 1,000 yards and 10 touchdowns. When Kyler Murray ran for 819 yards in 2o2o, Kenyan Drake cleared 950 yards and 10 rushing touchdowns.</p><p>If you expect Fields to keep <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/nfl-qb-rushing-leaders-by-year" rel="noopener">racking up rushing yards</a>, betting on Herbert to put up big numbers has plenty of historical precedents. Committee concerns tend to be overblown, and the draft capital is incredibly cheap. There are few rushers with true top-12 potential this late in drafts, and Herbert is absolutely one of them.</p><p>Khalil Herbert’s 2023 fantasy outlook is solid with room for plenty of growth on an improving Bears squad. Betting on Chicago’s offense to take a leap with Fields and Herbert both entering their third seasons is one of the sharpest ones you can make in fantasy football drafts this year.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Khalil Herbert’s fantasy football outlook for the 2023 season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bears-news-khalil-herberts-confident-take-on-expected-backfield-role');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bears RB Khalil Herbert’s confident take on expected backfield role');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Bears-news-Khalil-Herbert_s-confident-take-on-expected-backfield-role.jpeg"></figure><h1>Bears RB Khalil Herbert’s confident take on expected backfield role</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-09T23:14:18-07:00">August 9th, 11:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-09T23:14:18-07:00">August 9th, 11:14pm</time><address><a>Poch de la Rosa</a>Poch has been following the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NCAA basketball, NCAA football, and other sports for more than 30 years. He has written for publications such as Bleacher Report, I4U News, BuySideSports, Swimsuits &amp; Sports Magazine, The Cold Wire, Pro Football History, and Defiant Takes Football since 2011. Whenever he's not writing about sports, he loves spending time with his wife and son, watching sports events, reading sports biographies and autobiographies, collecting sports apparel and memorabilia, working out, and playing the piano.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Khalil Herbert believes he’s the Chicago Bears’ No. 1 running back in the 2023 NFL season.</p><p>Herbert <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewSiciliano/status/1689390779905589248?s=20">made that bold proclamation</a> on NFL Network’s “Inside Training Camp Live,” per Andrew Siciliano.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Is <a href="https://twitter.com/JuiceHerbert?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JuiceHerbert</a> the new RB1 in a crowded Bears backfield??</p><p>“I definitely believe so.”<a href="https://twitter.com/nflnetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nflnetwork</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLFantasy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NFLFantasy</a> <a href="https://t.co/lvYU1Rgxd2">pic.twitter.com/lvYU1Rgxd2</a></p><p>— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewSiciliano/status/1689390779905589248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Khalil Herbert is ready to become the Bears’ No. 1 running back in 2023 </b></h2><p>The Bears selected Khalil Herbert in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Herbert started his NFL career on special teams and Chicago’s third-string running back. He played a more prominent role for the Bears after David Montgomery and Damien Williams had health issues later in the season.</p><p>Herbert played behind Montgomery as the 2022 NFL season kicked off. The former picked up the slack for Montgomery and racked up 157 yards and two touchdowns on two carries in a victory over the Houston Texans in Week 3. Herbert enters his third NFL season with 1,164 rushing yards and six touchdowns on 232 carries.</p><p>Khalil Herbert became a prime candidate for the Bears’ No. 1 running back position after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lions-agree-to-18-million-deal-with-ex-bears-rb-david-montgomery">Montgomery signed</a> a three-year deal with the Detroit Lions in March. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-khalil-herbert-chicago-running-back-competition-training-camp">Herbert is currently competin</a>g against D’Onta Foreman and Roschon Johnson in Bears training camp.</p><p>Herbert believes he will become Bears head coach Matt Eberflus’ primary ball carrier in 2023. The former hasn’t wavered from his previous stance since training camp kicked off on July 28.</p><p>“That’s like coming to work and expecting to lose,” Herbert said two weeks ago. “You don’t ever come expecting to lose. In everything I do, I expect to compete, I expect to win.”</p><p>Herbert states a strong case for himself with his league-leading 5.7 yards per carry. Bears fans will see a better Khalil Herbert in the 2023 NFL season. He has been <a href="https://www.chicagobears.com/news/herbert-seeks-to-take-next-step-as-all-around-back">working hard</a> on his pass-protection, pass-catching, and finishing long runs in the offseason.</p><p>Although the Bears’ 177.8 rushing yards per game led the NFL last year, they stumbled to a 3-14 win-loss record in and missed the postseason yet again.</p><p>Hopefully, the Bears will turns things around with Khalil Herbert leading their ground attack in 2023.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bears RB Khalil Herbert’s confident take on expected backfield role

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bears-news-khalil-herbert-chicago-running-back-competition-training-camp');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bears RB Khalil Herbert’s firm mindset on Chicago running back competition at training camp');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Bears-news-Khalil-Herbert_s-firm-mindset-on-Chicago-running-back-competition-at-training-camp.jpg"></figure><h1>Bears RB Khalil Herbert’s firm mindset on Chicago running back competition at training camp</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-27T15:15:00-07:00">July 27th, 3:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-27T15:15:00-07:00">July 27th, 3:15pm</time><address><a>DJ Foster</a>D.J. Foster is a writer and high school basketball coach in Oceanside, CA. His work has been featured at ESPN, The Ringer, NBC and more. You can follow D.J. on Twitter @fosterdj3.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Chicago Bears running back Khalil Herbert is no stranger to competition at NFL training camp. After pushing David Montgomery for snaps last season and making his departure to the Detroit Lions this offseason a little easier to swallow, Herbert will now have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-khalil-herbert-sounds-off-on-chicagos-rb-group-amid-uncertain-depth-chart" rel="noopener">two new running backs</a> to contend with this year: D’Onta Foreman and rookie Roschon Johnson.</p><p>Despite the stiff competition at training camp, Herbert’s mindset is that he expects to be the <a href="https://twitter.com/CourtneyRCronin/status/1684628501364609024" rel="noopener">No. 1 running back</a> in Chicago this season, as he told Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com.</p><p>“That’s like coming to work and expecting to lose,” Herbert said. “You don’t ever come expecting to lose. In everything I do, I expect to compete, I expect to win.”</p><p>Herbert <a href="https://www.espn.com/blog/chicago-bears/post/_/id/4712114/khalil-herbert-has-early-lead-as-bears-rb1-but-battle-will-ensue" rel="noopener">expressed earlier</a> in the summer prior to NFL training camp just how strong the Bears’ running back room was, and how important it is to have multiple capable backs.</p><p>“You know how things go in the NFL now,” Herbert said. “They’re doing things by committee. You need one, two, three really good guys that really carry the rock and there be no drop-off. I feel like as a group, we’ve got a really strong group. We’ve got guys who can take it to the house at any given moment.”</p><p>Khalil Herbert, 25, led all rushers in the NFL with 5.7 yards per carry last season. In his lone start last year against the New York Giants, Herbert recorded over 100 total yards for the Bears.</p><p>D’Onta Foreman, 27, signed a one-year deal with the Bears in free agency after a breakout performance last season with the Carolina Panthers. Foreman rushed for over 900 yards last season.</p><p>Roschon Johnson, 22, was selected in the fourth round out of Texas, where he played backup to Bijan Robinson.</p><p>The Bears look primed to have one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-ryan-poles-committee-khalil-herbert-fantasy-football" rel="noopener">best rushing attacks</a> in the NFL this year, led by Justin Fields at quarterback. Fields set the single-game regular season record for QB rushing yards in a game last year season with 178 yards, breaking Mike Vick’s record of 173.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bears RB Khalil Herbert’s firm mindset on Chicago running back competition at training camp

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bears-news-khalil-herbert-sounds-off-on-chicagos-rb-group-amid-uncertain-depth-chart');   ga('set', 'title', 'Khalil Herbert sounds off on Bears’ RB group amid uncertain depth chart');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Bears-Justin-Fields-Khalil-Herbert.jpeg"></figure><h1>Khalil Herbert sounds off on Bears’ RB group amid uncertain depth chart</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-08T07:04:37-07:00">June 8th, 7:04am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-08T07:04:37-07:00">June 8th, 7:04am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Bears established themselves as a run-heavy team last season with Justin Fields leading the way. Khalil Herbert emerged as a fantastic runner but he doesn’t expect to be the Bears’ three-down running back.</p><p>Herbert beat out David Montgomery for touches last season but now is fighting for a spot on the depth chart with new additions D’Onta Forman and Travis Homer. The Bears will likely make Herbert the starter but he knows that his group has the talent to <a href="https://www.espn.com/blog/chicago-bears/post/_/id/4712114/khalil-herbert-has-early-lead-as-bears-rb1-but-battle-will-ensue" rel="noopener">do things by committee</a>, according to Courtney Cronin of ESPN.</p><p>“You know how things go in the NFL now,” Herbert said, via ESPN. “They’re doing things by committee. You need one, two, three really good guys that really carry the rock and there be no drop-off. I feel like as a group, we’ve got a really strong group. We’ve got guys who can take it to the house at any given moment.”</p><p>The way things are going in the NFL, having one running back handle the large share of the touches is not worthwhile. Having options to plug and play is the new way to go. Khalil Herbert tallied 731 rushing yards and four touchdowns, tallying 5.7 yards per carry, while Fields set records for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-justin-fields-makes-history-as-a-runner-not-even-michael-vick-lamar-jackson-could-do" rel="noopener">rushing by a quarterback</a>. The Bears certainly know Herbert is talented but also are not ready to make him the focal point of the offense. As of now, he still has to work for his playing time — and is fully on board with the plan.</p><p>“No one has earned a seat in that room yet, and they’re all going to earn their seats from what we do now until August whatever, whenever that third preseason game is,” said Bears running back coach David Walker, via ESPN. “So that’s the good thing and they know it. That’s been communicated to them.”</p><p>The Bears are building around Fields but want to elevate him as a passer. The additions of D.J. Moore, Robert Tonyan Jr. and Tyler Scott in the passing game should help, as well as rookie offensive tackle Darnell Wright, will potentially help Chicago <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-khalil-herbert-responds-to-david-montgomery-saying-chicago-sucked-the-fun-out-of-the-game" rel="noopener">shed its losing ways</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
RUSHING YDS	RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOTAL TDS	POSITION RANK
64.9	8.7	18.8	2.9	65

2024 SEASON STATS
RUSHING YDS	RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOTAL TDS	POSITION RANK
64.9	8.7	18.8	2.9	65

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