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Chicago Tribune
Sport
Dan Wiederer

Bears forced to cancel Tuesday’s OTA practice as punishment for violating NFL’s offseason practice rules

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears were forced to cancel their organized team activities practice for Tuesday at Halas Hall after violating the offseason rules of the collective bargaining agreement, according to a league source.

The Bears, according to the source, had live contact during practices in May, which is prohibited during this phase of the offseason program.

That qualifies as a misstep by new coach Matt Eberflus, who was hired to replace Matt Nagy in January. The Bears will suffer a minor punishment as a result.

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