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Brad Biggs: Jaylon Johnson says part of the Chicago Bears locker room is ‘starting to go into the tank.’ Others disagree. Either way, the culture at Halas Hall isn’t what it’s cracked up to be.

CHICAGO — If Jaylon Johnson has proven anything in his first two seasons, it’s that he tells the truth as he sees it. Unfortunately, his truth will not resonate well with the Chicago Bears.

The team consistently applauds its own culture, so it had to be a little surprised to find out a portion of the roster has tuned out in a season spinning toward a bad finish.

“You have a little bit of both. You have the side of the locker room that is starting to go into the tank,” Johnson said earlier this

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