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— When NFL officials visited Bears camp to show a film on rule changes aimed at player safety Anthony Duclair Jersey , inside linebacker Danny Trevathan realized he’d have to alter his style.

“Shoot,” Trevathan said. “I was on the film.”

One of last season’s most physical and controversial plays landed Trevathan a one-game suspension, and joined several other incidents of brutality in causing the NFL to curtail the use of helmets in tackling.

Trevathan’s helmet-leading hit knocked Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams out of a Sept. 28 game and resulted in a two-game suspension — later reduced to one on appeal.

Possibly more than any other Bears player, Trevathan must now keep his physical, aggressive style in check.

“I’ve got to be able to move on from it and learn the new techniques,” Trevathan said. “The game is constantly changing. That’s what we get paid to do, I guess. I’ve got to take that in my play.”

Bears defensive coordinator Vic Fangio believes it’s a matter of accepting change for all defensive players, and eventually they’ll adjust as with other rules.

“One of the most non-football rules ever put into football was the 5-yard illegal contact rule,” Fangio said. “If coaches from the 60s rose from the dead today they would want to go back in their grave with that rule.

“And we’ve adjusted.”

Bears coach Matt Nagy is seeing signs of Trevathan controlling his play.

“There’s a leadership element, which goes without saying Youth James Conner Jersey ,” Nagy said. “There’s a physicality that he brings.”

The Bears had what Nagy called their most physical practice of camp Sunday, complete with a full-contact red-zone period. And Nagy noticed Trevathan pulling back at one point when he could have easily smashed rookie wide receiver Anthony Miller.

“There was a play today where he could have knocked (Miller) into the stands and he decided not to, and that was in a live period,” Nagy said. “So to me, when you see that, I’m going to point that out to the team tonight because that wasn’t stupidity. That was a veteran being smart, not taking out one of our guys.

“He knows it’s live, he knows he doesn’t have to prove anything, so just play smart.”

Trevathan also views playing under control as a benefit to his own health. This is important because Trevathan has missed 10 games the last two seasons due to injuries, and the defense suffered then without its field general.

The effect on the Bears’ defense without him is obvious.

In 2016 Adrian Kempe Jersey , the Bears allowed 152 yards rushing a game without Trevathan starting seven games, and 98.4 yards in nine games when he started. Last year they allowed an average of 97.5 yards rushing in 11 games with Trevathan and 140 yards a game in five without him.

“It’s imperative that I be on that field,” Trevathan said. “I’m not going to let my team down anymore. That comes with a responsibility: just taking care of yourself.

“You know plays happen; you get injured. It’s only going to make the defense better when I’m out there because I’m going to push and I’m going to work my tail off and I’m not going to let anybody beat me.”

Like the rest of the Bears, Trevathan watched former Bears middle linebacker Brian Urlacher get inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame over the weekend. Trevathan gained insight from Urlacher’s speech, particularly in regards to overcoming adversity and being a good teammate.

“That’s one of the main reasons why I came here — the tradition at linebacker,” said Trevathan, who left Denver as a free agent after 2015. “It’s not an easy job, but like he (Urlacher) said, it’s like the tough stuff makes you grow.

“I’m here for a reason, and I like playing linebacker for the Chicago Bears.”

NOTES: Wide receiver Taylor Gabriel missed Sunday’s practice after suffering a foot injury in Saturday’s session. Nagy called it “day to day” and not serious.

Ben Roethlisberger believes his right arm feels as good as it has in years.

The same goes for the rest of the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback's body T.J. Oshie Jersey , save for the occasional unwanted collision with a teammate.

If the scariest moment Roethlisberger endures all season is the accidental blindside hit from right tackle Marcus Gilbert 鈥?who inadvertently knocked the wind out of Roethlisberger during practice last week, sending a brief scare through the organization and sending Roethlisberger into the concussion protocol as a precaution 鈥?the franchise's all-time leader in nearly every significant passing category will take it.

"Hopefully, the hardest hit I take all year is from Gilbert and we can laugh at it at the end of the year," Roethlisberger said with a laugh on Tuesday.

Maybe, but nobody was laughing when Roethlisberger's familiar No. 7 was kneeling on the turf at Saint Vincent College. He took a pair of concussion tests and passed them both, clearing him to make his lone preseason appearance on Sunday when the Steelers host Tennessee.

It's been more than eight months since Roethlisberger last faced guys in different-colored uniforms, when he threw for a franchise playoff-record 469 yards and five touchdowns in a playoff loss to Jacksonville.

Until the 2017 offseason 鈥?when he waited weeks before announcing his return 鈥?Roethlisberger said right away he would be back in 2018, an endorsement of both the coaching staff and the talent surrounding him in the huddle.

Saturday will be the first time Roethlisberger will be hearing Randy Fichtner's voice in his headset during a game. The Steelers promoted the longtime quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator in January.

Though the low-key Fichtner carries himself differently than his predecessor 鈥?the fiery Todd Haley 鈥?Roethlisberger expects the offense to "pretty much stay the same."

That's hardly a bad thing for a group that finished third in total yards while going 13-3 in 2017. The key to earning a fifth straight playoff berth will be turning all those yards into a few more points.

Pittsburgh was eighth in the league in average points per game (25.4) due in part to some red zone issues. The Steelers finished a middling 18th in turning red-zone possessions into touchdowns (53 percent).

Pittsburgh drafted former Oklahoma State star wide receiver James Washington in the second round, and Washington had a pair of touchdowns last week against Green Bay by outjumping the defender on a 50/50 ball.

It's something they'd like to see more of this fall in general, including from second-year wideout JuJu Smith-Schuster. He wowed at times during his rookie season. Now comes the hard part as the firmly established No. 2 alongside All-Pro Antonio Brown: doing it again.

"The key for him is how can he bounce back and not just put together a good year like last year but be better Authentic Kirk Cousins Jersey ," Roethlisberger said. "It starts with work and he put in a lot work, effort and time. I am looking forward to what he can do this year."

Roethlisberger isn't quite sure how long he'll get a chance to be on the field with Smith-Schuster and the rest of the starting offense this weekend. A couple of scoring drives early would likely make Roethlisberger's appearance a mere cameo.

A slow start might result in a bit of a longer stay. Regardless of how he feels, he still expects there to be some issues adjusting to game speed even entering his 15th season.

"It's live action," Roethlisberger said. "We have been at practice and everything gets a little faster, a little quicker. I hope I don't get hit, but it's always good to knock that rust off, too, at some point."

NOTES: WR Eli Rogers was suspended for one week by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy. Rogers is on the physically unable to perform list while recovering from a torn ACL. Rogers is not expected to be ready by the opening week of the season.

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