The Facts: Jones missed the first practice Thursday after straining his hamstring during his physical earlier in the day. Jones, who skipped the voluntary portion of the Bears offseason program, will open camp on the physically unable to perform list.

Diehards Line:The much-anticipated training camp competition between Jones and Cedric Benson will have to wait. While Jones is eligible to be removed from the list at any time during camp, there is currently no timetable for his return. On a more positive note, the word strained is better than the word torn. ... Stay tuned. We'll obviously have more on Jones' status as further details are made available.