About 30 of Kevin Toliver II's relatives attended Saturday's practice in Bourbonnais, many of them wearing his last name and number on custom-made t-shirts.
The undrafted rookie cornerback from LSU gave his large contingent of family members something to cheer about when he intercepted a pass for the second straight day.
"I mean, it's just a start," Toliver said. "I just have to keep improving, just keep staying consistent. That's the thing you've got to do in the NFL, stay consistent as much as possible. So that's what I'm focused on right now."
The plays the lanky 6-2, 192-pounder has made in the Bears' first two training camp practices have caught the eye of coach Matt Nagy.
"Anytime anybody has a turnover, they always flash, right?" Nagy said. "They stand out on tape, and he's had that now. We stress takeaways on defense and having interceptions is important. He's done that now the last couple of days."
Nagy is interested in seeing how Toliver fares when the Bears begin to practice in pads for the first time Sunday morning.
"Kevin's a big kid," Nagy said. "He's a tall, rangy, lengthy corner that really almost looks like a safety. For him to be able to move around out here, it's about getting confidence. So anytime you're going to get some interceptions, you're going to build confidence. But now let's get the pads on and let's see how we do in the run game and let's test him out in some other areas, too, and he'll do fine."
Toliver acknowledged that his height is an advantage, but added that "a lot of people don't know how to use their size, so that's where I have to take it to the next level and learn from guys who have been doing it and have been in this program for a minute."
Toliver appeared in 31 games with 18 starts over three seasons at LSU, recording 84 tackles and two interceptions after arriving as a five-star recruit. Last season as a junior he played in 12 games with five starts, registering 28 tackles and one interception.
Toliver told reporters after Saturday's practice that he's trying to get two percent better every day. "There's more room for improvement, so I've just got to get better every day. That's what my focus is; be better tomorrow than I was today."
The Bears return to practice for the second day of training camp at Olivet Nazarene University

WR Allen Robinson

TE Trey Burton

QB Mitchell Trubisky

DE Akiem Hicks

RB Benny Cunningham

S Eddie Jackson


DE Jonathan Bullard

DB Kevin Toliver II, WR Tanner Gentry

OL Cody Whitehair

Head coach Matt Nagy

RB Ryan Nall

Fans at training camp

WR Taylor Gabriel

OLB Leonard Floyd

Chicago Bears players and coaches on the field for Day 2 of training camp at Olivet Nazarene University, Saturday, July 21, 2018, in Bourbonnais, Illinois.

Offensive line coach Harry Hiestand

Chicago Bears players and coaches on the field for Day 2 of training camp at Olivet Nazarene University, Saturday, July 21, 2018, in Bourbonnais, Illinois.

Chicago Bears players and coaches on the field for Day 2 of training camp at Olivet Nazarene University, Saturday, July 21, 2018, in Bourbonnais, Illinois.

DB DeAndre Houston-Carson

OL Earl Watford, OL Will Pericak

WR Marlon Brown

WR Javon Wims

WR Taylor Gabriel

TE Adam Shaheen

RB Tarik Cohen

WR Anthony Miller, Receivers coach Mike Furrey

OL Matt McCants

RB Benny Cunningham

Running backs coach Charles London

Chicago Bears players and coaches on the field for Day 2 of training camp at Olivet Nazarene University, Saturday, July 21, 2018, in Bourbonnais, Illinois.

NT Eddie Goldman

OL Bobby Massie, OL Brandon Greene

OL Cody Whitehair

LB Andrew Trumbetti

DL Akiem Hicks

OL Cody Whitehair

TE Dion Sims

WR Anthony Miller, WR Allen Robinson II

DB Jonathon Mincy

WR Marlon Brown


OL James Daniels

LS Patrick Scales

George McCaskey

Vic Fangio

FB Michael Burton


P Pat O'Donnell

OL Cody Whitehair

Head coach Matt Nagy

WR Javon Wims

P Ryan Winslow

OLB Leonard Floyd

DE Roy Roberston-Harris

K Cody Parkey

DE Akiem Hicks

RB Jordan Howard

QB Mitchell Trubisky

RB Tarik Cohen

OL Eric Kush
