

The Facts: Mooney saw his 2022 campaign cut short by an ankle injury that required surgery, but he's gearing up for training camp. After missing offseason workouts, Mooney said from his youth camp that he's on track to participate when the Bears kick off camp on July 26. "I'm feeling good. I'm ready to roll," he said, via WGN Chicago.
Diehards Line:
Mooney struggled through 2022, catching 40 passes for 493 yards and two touchdowns as the Bears' No. 1 target before the ankle injury wiped out his season in Week 12. The 25-year-old had screws put in his injured ankle and he spent the offseason rehabbing. Mooney said he expects to be full-go at camp, but the Bears could bring the wideout along slowly as he returns. The offseason addition of D.J. Moore slots Mooney into the No. 2 role entering the final year of his rookie contract. With attention paid to Moore, Mooney should see the type of coverages that allowed him to go for a career-high 1,055 yards in his breakout 2021 season. With Moore, a healthy Mooney, Chase Claypool, and tight ends Cole Kmet and Robert Tonyan, Justin Fields' weaponry is in a better spot than last season. But everything must coalesce for Chicago to compete in an open NFC North.