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The Bears concluded their bye week after another impressive win in Week 7. Although it was a bye week for the previous side, it allowed players like Jaquan Brisker, Tyrique Stevenson and Kyler Gordon to get healthy before a big Week 8 showdown against the Washington Commanders. Fortunately, Chicago has good depth in the secondary, as evidenced by their Week 6 win.
Here’s a look at the latest and most relevant Bears stories for the morning of Tuesday, October 22:
Matt Eberflus praises Bears’ defensive back depth amid injuries
But the Bears have been dealing with injuries in the secondary, where Brisker (concussion) and Stevenson (calf) missed Week 7 while Gordon suffered a hamstring injury in the first half of that win over the Jaguars of Jacksonville. With those contributors sidelined, Chicago had key reserves in their place — safety Elijah Hicks and cornerbacks Jaylon Jones and Josh Blackwell. Bears coach Matt Eberflus praised the depth at defensive back and specifically how these players’ experience in this system helped them not miss anything.
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Bears TE Cole Kmet explains why he loves playing in prime time
Early in the season, the Bears played only three prime-time games, a Sunday night game against the Houston Texans (they lost 19-13), a Week 15 game against the Houston Vikings. Minnesota on Monday Night Football and a Week 17 game against Seattle. Seahawks on Thursday Night Football. When discussing the possibility of playing another primetime game, Kmet made it clear that these are the games he wants to play as a professional.
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This article was originally published on Bears Wire: Bear Necessities: Matt Eberflus on Chicago defensive back depth
