Chicago Bears cornerback Kindle Vildor — in competition with a player he grew up admiring — is playing with more confidence in his 2nd training camp

The Bears, who also have to fill a hole at nickel this month, drafted Vildor in the fifth round in 2020 out of Georgia Southern, with whom he had nine interceptions, 33 passes defended, 95 tackles and nine tackles for a loss in four seasons. That included an interception and pass breakup against Clemson in 2018 to first grab the attention of the Bears scouting staff, who viewed him as quick, athletic and able to play in the slot or outside.