Devin Hester has arrived in Bourbonnais and is expected to practice at 3 p.m.
The Pro Bowl return specialist missed the first two days of training camp in a dispute over the lack of progress in a contract extension that his agent, Eugene Parker, and the Bears have been discussing for months.
Bob LeGere has been covering the Bears and the NFL for the Daily Herald since 1993. Prior to that, he worked at Pro Football Weekly for 12 years covering the NFL.
He grew up in Elmhurst following some horrible Bears and Cubs teams.
Unfortunately he is old enough to remember the Bears' 1963 world championship, and the memory of the Cubs' collapse in 1969 is still a bitter one.
He spends way too much time at ESPN.com, paying particular attention to Len Pasquarelli's NFL stories.
All of this distraction could have been avoided if Hester would have "Manned up" and showed up on time, having faith that a deal will eventually get done. It's how we (working stiffs) do it in the real world when it comes to business deals.