Gervon Dexter

LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Gervon Dexter literally looks like a new player this year, thanks to his reshaped body. After a few weeks of camp, Dexter also looks like a new three-technique tackle. Dexter has been spotted in the backfield more often this training camp than he was at the same time last year. He’s picked up the slack with…

Gervon Dexter is a new man. Truly. The Bears are asking a lot of the second-year defensive tackle this season by making him the de facto starting three-technique tackle. It’s an essential piece in head coach Matt Eberflus’ defense and Dexter knows it, so he fully transformed his body to ensure he’s as prepared as possible for the challenge....

The Bears won’t put the pads on at practice for some time, but the team has already noticed improvements from second-year defensive tackle Gervon Dexter. In fact, head coach Matt Eberflus saw a change before the team even hit the practice field. “I noticed the body composition first,” Eberflus said on Thursday as the team wrapped up its first...

Three Chicago Bears players changed their jersey numbers ahead of the season opener, as reflected on the Bears roster on their website. Roschon Johnson, the rookie running back out of Texas, changed his number from No. 30 to No. 23, the classic, legendary Chicago athletic number. Safety Elijah Hicks changed his number from No. 37 to No. 22. Rookie defensive…

Gervon Dexter Jr., a rookie defensive lineman for the Bears, is suing Big League Advanced Fund, an investment fund that makes NIL deals with collegiate athletes. Dexter Jr. is suing the fund for improper terms from an NIL deal struck between the two parties. According to the complaint from the Bears rookie, “the deal provided for an initial term covering…

When the Bears selected Gervon Dexter and Zacch Pickens in the second and third rounds of this year’s draft, one thing we heard over and over was that the team loved each man’s versatility as a defensive lineman. Sure enough, we’ve seen Dexter and Pickens each take reps at both three-tech and nose tackle throughout the summer. Lately, it...

One of the positions that earn the most curiosity on its talent level for the Bears is the interior defensive line. But Bears fans got a small sigh of relief when seeing who will be on the field in that area this season. Bears rookie Gervon Dexter Jr. is showing elite flashes this training camp. Check out this video of…

Gervon Dexter and Zacch Pickens can feel themselves getting better by the day, and are confident they will play a key role in the Bears’ 2023 season.

With the Bears’ starters sitting Saturday, undrafted rookie Tyson Bagent stole the show and made a case for one of the final roster spots.

With Justin Fields and other starts not playing vs. the Colts, rookies and roster bubble guys have a big opportunity.

Zacch Pickens made an entrance, Darnell Wright did his job, and Roschon Johnson knows his best is yet to come after the preseason opener.

Class is session at Halas Hall, and Yannick Ngakoue’s impact is already being felt.

Gervon Dexter envisions himself going down as one of the Bears greats, and he’ll stop at nothing to make that a reality.

One week into Bears training camp, four words stand out to describe most of the new additions on the defense: “big guy who moves.” It’s no secret the Bears coveted size and speed in all their personnel additions, from free agency to the draft, and now we’ve gotten a glimpse at how it can all come together. Over the...