# Bears Name Braxton Jones Starting LT; Ozzy Trapilo Not Ready To Return

- Status: transactions
- Source: Pro Football Rumors
- Published: 2026-09-09T01:30:47.000Z
- Original: https://profootballrumors.com/2026/09/bears-name-braxton-jones-starting-lt-ozzy-trapilo-not-ready-to-return

## The huddle

As the Bears prepare for a weekend trip to Carolina to open the season, they are doing so with plans for Braxton Jones to start at left tackle, per ESPN’s Courtney Cronin. Whiskey Ditka is pointing readers to the original reporting, not republishing it.

## Why it matters

Roster moves shift the depth chart and the remaining cap picture.