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Alyssa Barbieri

Bears OL Lucas Patrick, WRs Byron Pringle, Velus Jones Jr. return to practice

The Chicago Bears are gearing up for their regular season opener against the San Francisco 49ers, where there were some injury concerns about three projected starters.

But there’s good news for the Bears. According to Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune, center Lucas Patrick and wide receivers Byron Pringle and rookie Velus Jones Jr. all participated in Monday’s short practice.

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Patrick and Pringle had been sidelined with injuries since the beginning of training camp.

Patrick broke his right thumb and reportedly had surgery. The expectation was Patrick would be ready in time for the season opener, and this is certainly a step in the right direction.

Pringle suffered a quad injury in early August, which head coach Matt Eberflus said would require him to miss some time. Eberflus said he didn’t expect it to carry over into the regular season, and there’s hope that could be the case.

Rookie defensive end Dominique Robinson was the only player who didn’t participate.

The Bears will release their first injury report on Wednesday, which will shine a bigger light on the statuses of Patrick, Pringle, Jones and Robinson heading into Sunday’s game against the 49ers.

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