Goodwin appears to have locked up a spot on the Week 1 roster, having been rested for the final preseason game, Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
The 30-year-old former Olympian came back from a 2020 COVID opt out and made enough of an impression at training camp that the Bears didn't feel any need to play him in the preseason finale. Goodwin may even be the No. 3 receiver for Week 1 at the Rams, albeit in an offense that figures to use more two-TE sets this season with Cole Kmet and Jimmy Graham. Even if he's seeing only 3-to-4 targets per week, Goodwin's speed could allow for the occasional big game. He's struggled to stay on the field for a variety of reasons ever since his unexpected 2017 breakout for 962 receiving yards (41 percent of his career total).