Chicago Bears rookie tackle shines in first career start
Despite dealing with too many injuries on both side of the ball, the Chicago Bears were able to pull off a major win against the Pittsburgh Steelers to improve to 8-3 on the season.
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The Bears went into Sunday’s game with numerous key absences on defense. All three starting linebackers were injured. Kyler Gordon and Jaylon Johnson did not play despite returning to practice. And then during the game, the defense lost Ruben Hyppolite and Tyrique Stevenson as well.
The injury bug hasn’t just affected the defense as well. Starting left tackle Theo Benedet did not play during Sunday’s game due to a quad injury. With Braxton Jones being on injured reserve, this left rookie Ozzy Trapilo as the only tackle available to fill in for Benedet.
Ozzy Trapilo stepped up in a major way in his first start for the Chicago Bears
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The Bears’ second round draft pick ended up making his first career start against a very tough Pittsburgh defensive front. Trapilo exceeded expectations and stepped up in a major way.
Trapilo held his own and did an excellent job protecting Caleb Williams in Sunday’s 31-28 win.
According to Ryan Fowler, Trapilo only allowed one pressure on 41 pass protection snaps. The rookie did not allow a single sack and was given a pass protection grade of 88.4 as well.
LT for Chicago has been a weak spot along a rebuilt front five this fall… but not today.
Heck of an afternoon for rookie Ozzy Trapilo against a veteran Steelers front (41 pass pro snaps):
• 1 pressure
• 0 sacks
• 0 QB hits
~ 88.4 pass pro effectiveness grade
— Ryan Fowler (@_RyanFowler_) November 23, 2025
The Bears’ second round rookie stepped up in a major way on Sunday. Trapilo showed that he is more than capable to be a starter on this offensive line.
With how Benedet has struggled when starting, Trapilo may have just earned himself a shot at being the starting left tackle for the remainder of the season.
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