Chicago Bears called NFL training camp's biggest loser over developing concern

It all comes down to guaranteed money, a concept the NFL has long resisted until recently. The players who signed their second-round deals got it; now the rest want it, too.

If the second-round nightmare continues into training camp, the Chicago Bears could conceivably have three key contributors miss critical developmental time. It's why FanSided recently dubbed the Bears the biggest losers of training camp, even before a single whistle has blown.

"Training camp is an opportunity for these rookies to learn and show what they can do," FanSided's Zachary Rotman wrote. "Without training camp, it becomes much tougher for head coach Ben Johnson to feel confident when it comes to playing them when games start to matter. The rookies lose out, but so do the teams. I can argue that training camp is the most important time for rookies to be present with the team, so this really stings, especially when this Bears team that hopes to show major signs of improvement is as reliant on the rookies as they are."

I'm a firm believer that deadlines make deals, and the agents for the yet-to-be-signed second-round picks aren't up against that deadline -- the start of training camp -- just yet.

Unfortunately, someone has to budge. No agent wants to be the guy who gave in; no NFL team wants to be the club that does that, either. However, at some point, common ground will be reached. Hopefully, for the Chicago Bears, it won't be at the expense of critical reps for their rookie class.