The Chicago Bears’ defense of their NFC North title begins, in earnest, on April 20.

That is the first day of the team’s offseason program. So, mark your calendars, Bears fans. Your favorite team has set dates (h/t Bear Report’s Zack Pearson) for when it will get back into the swing of things with football activities in its quest to repeat as division champs and march deeper into the postseason in the second year of Ben Johnson’s tenure as head coach.

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