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Halas Intrigue, Episode 108: Padded practice has arrived

The Bears finally put the pads on.

By Sun-Times staff

The Bears won the division with Mitch Trubisky at quarterback in 2018, but couldn’t overcome his shortfalls last season.

The Bears held their first padded practice Monday. Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser break it all down.

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