Bears ending offseason program week-and-a-half early

The Bears are ending their offseason program after Thursday — a week-and-a-half early, coach Matt Nagy said.

The Bears coach said he wants the players to focus on training without having to focus on virtual meetings Monday through Thursday.

“We’re going to let the players go,” he said. “We have an action plan of how we’re going to take care of them.”

Nagy said he wasn’t sure when the Bears coaching staff would be allowed back inside Halas Hall. The NFL sent a memo last week saying coaches were allowed to return, pending local law, but the Bears said they’d stay away for the foreseeable future.

“Our focus is on training camp,” he said.

The Bears had been holding team meetings via videoconference, per league rules that mandated players stay away from their facilities because of the coronavirus.

After Thursday, Bears veterans won’t have to meet at noon central for two hours, four days per week. Bears rookies will still be required to meet.

Nagy held a press conference on Zoom on Tuesday morning.