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The health of the Bears secondary is improving, but the O-Line loses Braxton Jones
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The health of the Bears secondary is improving, but the O-Line loses Braxton Jones

The Bears may have a key member of their secondary playing this week as their final injury report improved somewhat on Friday ahead of their game at Arizona on Sunday.

Slot cornerback Kyler Gordon went through a limited practice Friday for the first time since injuring his hamstring in London against the Jaguars. He missed last week’s game. He is officially listed as questionable for the game.

The Bears will again be without a full secondary as safety Jaquan Brisker remains out with a concussion. He is one of three Bears out for the game, including left tackle Braxton Jones with a knee injury.

Without Jones, the Bears would normally turn to Kiran Amegadjie. But Amegadjie is the other Bears player out this week because of a calf injury suffered against Washington.

So it’s possible that Larry Borom will be at left tackle. Borom is on injured reserve but is included in the discussion after going through a full week of practice. He has missed the entire season to date with an ankle injury. The Bears’ other option at left tackle would be right guard Matt Pryor, but offensive coordinator Shane Waldron said Thursday he prefers situations where one player has to be moved out of position instead of two.

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Guard Ryan Bates could also be reinstated from injured reserve, but is questionable for the game after limited practice all week.

Starting left guard Teven Jenkins returned to practice on a limited basis Friday after missing Thursday with a knee injury and is questionable.

“Teven Jenkins was good today,” coach Matt Eberflus told reporters at Halas Hall. “He participated in most of the practices. He looks good. We have hope there.”

The other questionable player is starting defensive end Montez Sweat, who has a shin injury. He did not practice on Friday after going through a limited practice on Wednesday. The hope with Sweat is that he’ll be healthy enough to go full speed after another 48 hours, so it’ll be a game-time decision.

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