Bears player Sam Ocho signs autographs.
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The Chicago Bears practiced at Rust-Oleum Field on the campus of Vernon Hills High School Wednesday night as part of the team's "Varsity Bears" outreach program. The Bears held similar events in 2016 at Warren Township High School in Gurnee and in 2017 at Prospect High School in Mount Prospect.
Kids scream for shirts.
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Staley the mascot Bear leads the players onto the field.
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Players enter the field.
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bears player Sam Ocho signs autographs.
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Bears player Hroniss Grasu fist bumps head coach Matt Nagy.
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Bears player Kyle Long jokes around.
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Bears player Mitchell Trubisky laughs.
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Bears player Mitchell Trubisky warms up.
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Quarterbacks Mitchell Trubisky, left, and Chase Daniel throw.
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Bears player Mitchell Trubisky throws.
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Bears player Joshua Bellamy catches a pass.
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Players stretch.
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Bears player Allen Robinson II catches a pass.
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Bears player Kevin White enters the field.
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Bears player Taylor Gabriel catches a pass.
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Bears' player Taylor Gabriel gets the crowd revved up.
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Bears rookie Roquan Smith runs a play.
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Bears player Trey Burton catches a pass.
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The Chicago Bears Drumline entertains the crowd.
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A crowd arrives to watch the Bears practice. The Vernon Hills varsity team practiced at the Bears' Halas Hall facility while the NFL players practiced at the high school.
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Head coach Matt Nagy, left, talks with others.
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