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(670 The Score) --\xa0</strong>The Bears have named five team captains for this season and will feature one selected weekly captain, head coach Ben Johnson said Tuesday.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmf2uhlbm000x01ti9di2jn3a@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The Bears’ five captains will be quarterback Caleb Williams, left guard Joe Thuney, defensive tackle Grady Jarrett, safety Kevin\xa0Byard\xa0and kicker Cairo Santos. Johnson\xa0indicated\xa0his preference is for two captains on offense and defense while one will\xa0represent\xa0special teams.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmf2uhr8y000h357trbt1uhhl@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Williams and Byard are returning captains from last season, while Thuney and Jarrett – both captains in\xa0previous\xa0stops – are each new to Chicago this season. 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