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The Bears leaned on the depth of their offensive line last weekend against the Commanders and may need to do so again on Sunday when they visit the Cardinals.
With several linemen injured, the Bears held a walk-through instead of a regular practice at Halas Hall on Wednesday.
If they had a typical practice, tackles Braxton Jones (knee) and Kiran Amegadjie (Wade) wouldn't have been able to train and left the guard Teven Jenkins (Knee) would have been limited. All three were injured against Washington.
Jones was eliminated in favor of Amegadjie Bill Murray was slotted in at left-back after Jenkins was injured. But then Murray suffered a season-ending chest injury and was replaced by Doug Kramer Jr.
“Kiran had the calf,” trainer Matt Eberflus said. “It doesn’t look like he’s coming back with this. And Braxton Jones' knee, we'll see where that goes. He’s working on that and we’ll see where it goes.”
tackle Larry Borom would have trained on Wednesday without restrictions. The 2021 fifth-round pick returned to practice last Wednesday for the first time since injuring his ankle in the preseason finale against the Chiefs, beginning a 21-day window to move him from injured reserve to the active roster.
On Wednesday guard/center Ryan Bates returned to practice for the first time since injuring his shoulder in the season opener against the Titans, opening the 21-day window to reinstate him to the 53-man roster.
If everyone is healthy enough to play Sunday in Arizona, Eberflus said the Bears would stick with the same starting lineup they have used in each of the last five games – with Jones at left tackle, Jenkins at left guard, Coleman Shelton in the middle, Matt Pryor at right guard and Darnell Wright at right tackle.
Despite several linemen coming in and out due to injuries last Sunday, the Bears totaled a season-high 196 yards rushing against the Commanders.
“We’re sticking with the guys that were in there,” Eberflus said. “You did a good job. We did a good job running the ball. We'll see where this goes. We don't really have any answers to that as time goes on, but really solid work from the O-line and “As you saw in the last game, the offensive staff is cross-training these guys and being able to integrate and coach these guys play while we go through this.”
