Chicago Sun-Times

CAMP WATCH

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QB update

The first practice in pads was hardly a perfect day for anyone, but Mike Glennon looked like the starter and Mitch Trubisky looked like a rookie getting acclimated to the NFL.

Glennon clearly is in charge of the offense, but he was hot and cold and threw the only intercepti­on of the day — on a deep ball that hung up in the wind and was easily picked off by safety Quintin Demps. Trubisky fumbled three snaps and bobbled another in a shaky performanc­e.

Mark Sanchez had the biggest plays. Besides a strike to rookie tight end Adam Shaheen over the middle and a downfield throw to Victor Cruz — who made a reaching, tumbling grab in 7- on- 7 — Sanchez had the day’s biggest play when he recovered from a mistimed snap that hit him in the chest to complete a deep ball down the left sideline to Deonte Thompson, who made a leaping, reaching catch against cornerback Johnthan Banks.

Observatio­ns

Shaheen and 5- 6 rookie running back Tarik Cohen are clearly fan favorites, and it’s not surprising. Shaheen might have the best hands in camp. Cohen undoubtedl­y has the best moves. . . . After Trubisky had back- to- back fumbled snaps, a fan yelled, “Get rid of the center right now.” . . . In a punt- return competitio­n, Cohen and Daniel Braverman caught a third consecutiv­e punt while still holding the first two, but Bryce Callahan outdid them with four in a row, catching the fourth while still holding the first three.

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A 10: 30 a. m. practice Sunday at Olivet Nazarene University. — Mark Potash

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