Bears coach Lovie Smith says the NFL's current lockout isn't going to affect his veteran team. "We do have a veteran group [that provides] a lot of great leadership," Smith said. "This lockout might be hurting some teams that are just getting started, but we have a veteran staff, we have a veteran team. It's not like we have to be out telling the guys exactly what they need to be doing. They're professionals, [and] they know we'll eventually have a season and you'll have to be ready to go once we're told it's time to go back to work. We're pretty good about that." A hearing is scheduled in Minnesota on Wednesday in front of U.S. District Judge Susan Nelson, who will hear the players' request for a preliminary injunction to lift the lockout.