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The Chicago Bears will be without one offensive lineman for their rookie minicamp this weekend they were expecting to participate as of Thursday. The Bears’ offensive and defensive lines were expected to be an exciting feature during the minicamp after general manager Ryan Poles put extra emphasis on the trenches with the first three out of four picks he made in last week’s draft. However, it looks like one member of the offensive line won’t be in attendance.

A Chicago Bears OL won’t be a minicamp this weekend

According to multiple reports, offensive center Doug Kramer won’t participate with the Bears this weekend. Kramer is still on the Bears’ roster. 

Kramer was a sixth-round pick from the 2022 class. He was placed on injured reserve last August after suffering a lower-leg injury. It was not immediately clear why Kramer would not practice this weekend. Reports came out Thursday he would be available this weekend. Kramer’s status changed Friday morning.

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