Bears tight end Cole Kmet understands why his head coach Ben Johnson pulled the offensive starters off the field on first day of training camp.

Tight end Cole Kmet is entering his sixth season with the Chicago Bears. But now he is preparing to enter a completely different environment under head coach Ben Johnson.

Eagles tackle Lane Johnson called the NFLPA’s issues “a [poop] show” Wednesday. Kmet was more circumspect, saying that he hoped the union would get its next hire right. Asked whether the public nature of the scandals worsened their impact, Kmet said that was part of life as a football player.