To say offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood had quite a week would be, well, quite an understatement. The former first-round pick was cut Tuesday by the Raiders and claimed by the Bears Wednesday. He was on the field for practice early Thursday afternoon.
and scheduled a flight to Chicago that arrived about midnight. And he completed his first Bears practice with reps at right tackle by early Thursday afternoon.But the 6-foot-5, 312-pound lineman was ready to embrace the opportunity instead of dwelling on any negative emotions he might have about the Raiders cutting ties with him after just one season.
Las Vegas Raiders offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood sits during the second half of the Hall of Fame Game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Aug. 4, 2022, in Canton, Ohio.“Talented player, physically gifted for sure. Prototype in his size and movement,” Poles said. “And then in terms of success with him here, we all believe in player development, and we’ve put pieces in place to allow players to be their best selves.
Teven Jenkins has been at right guard for just a few weeks. Center Lucas Patrick has been out almost all of training camp with a right hand injury, and Sam Mustipher has filled in. And Larry Borom is trying to develop more consistency at right tackle after eight starts in his rookie season. Jenkins was among the biggest questions during training camp, with NFL Network still floating his name as a trade candidate as recent as Tuesday even though the move from tackle to right guard seemed to be a positive development. Jenkins admitted later that night he was anxious about possibly being dealt and thought “it could still happen at any moment.”
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