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QB Tyson Bagent joins list of Bears wounded in grueling preseason

suntimes.com · 18h · first reportShare

Add another name to the list of the Bears ’ walking wounded: Tyson Bagent. The backup quarterback did not practice Tuesday because of a hamstring injury suffered in Saturday’s 34-10 exhibition win against the Browns, a source said. The injury not considered serious — Bagent played every snap he was scheduled to Saturday and spoke to the media afterward — but it’s unclear if he’ll be ready to face the Bengals in four days. At least that injury happened in the game. The Bears have lost five prominent players to serious injury — one that lasts a week or longer — suffered during one of the team’s 14 training camp practices. Bears coach Ben Johnson believes in holding grueling practices to get ready for the season. That’s not going to change. “I think we've had some pretty physical practices, and I feel really good about where we're at,” he said before Tuesday's practice. “I thought it translated to that game. Our physicality showed up Week 1 on all three phases, so I'm pretty pleased with