BEARS TRAINING CAMP: July 27 – August 18, 2007
OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY – BOURBONNAIS, IL
The Bears return to Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, IL for the sixth consecutive season. The site, approximately 60 miles south of Chicago, provides the Bears with four practice fields, air-conditioned locker rooms and dining facility, a weight room, meeting rooms, and dorms for players, staff, media and guests.
ALL PRACTICE DATES AND TIMES ARE TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE:
| Friday |
July 27 |
3:00 pm practice |
| Saturday |
July 28 |
9:30 am mini-practice+ |
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7:00 pm practice at Ward Field* |
| Sunday |
July 29 |
3:00 pm practice |
| Monday |
July 30 |
Noon practice |
| Tuesday |
July 31 |
9:30 am mini-practice+ |
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7:00 pm practice at Ward Field* |
| Wednesday |
August 1 |
3:00 pm practice |
| Thursday |
August 2 |
Noon practice |
| Friday |
August 3 |
9:30 am mini-practice+ |
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7:00 pm practice at Ward Field* |
| Saturday |
August 4 |
3:00 pm practice |
| Sunday |
August 5 |
7:00 pm practice at Soldier Field |
| Monday |
August 6 |
OFF DAY |
| Tuesday |
August 7 |
9:30 am practice+ |
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7:00 pm practice at Ward Field* |
| Wednesday |
August 8 |
3:00 practice |
| Thursday |
August 9 |
10:45 pm mini-practice+ |
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7:00 pm practice at Ward Field* |
| Friday |
August 10 |
TRAVEL DAY |
| Saturday |
August 11 |
BEARS at Houston Texans |
| Sunday |
August 12 |
OFF DAY |
| Monday |
August 13 |
7:00 pm practice at Ward Field* |
| Tuesday |
August 14 |
3:00 pm practice |
| Wednesday |
August 15 |
Noon practice |
| Thursday |
August 16 |
9:30 am mini-practice+ |
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7:00 pm practice at Ward Field* |
| Friday |
August 17 |
3:00 pm practice |
| Saturday |
August 18 |
11:10 am practice |
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BREAK CAMP |
+ Abbreviated practice without pads
* Ward Field is located on the campus of ONU
FAN INFORMATION: The gates to training camp open one hour prior to the start of all day practice sessions and two hours prior to the start of all night practice sessions. Admission is free to the public for all training camp practice sessions except for the special events listed in the next paragraph.
SPECIAL EVENTS: The following "theme days" have been scheduled for Bears training camp. Tuesday, July 31 at 5:00 p.m. is Bears Family Night at ONU, a free practice with other family activities held in ONU Stadium followed by a fireworks extravaganza set to music. Wednesday, August 8 at 9:00 a.m. is the Run with Staley, a one-mile run around campus for kids 14 years old and under led by Staley to celebrate his fifth birthday. Sunday, July 29 is Comcast Hispanic Day. Sunday, August 5 at 7:00 p.m. is Chicago Sun-Times Bears Family Night at Soldier Field presented by Chase, a ticketed practice held at Soldier Field. Tickets for the event will be available for purchase by logging onto TicketMaster.com.
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