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With a slew of injuries on the Chicago Bears’ offensive line, the practice squad has become even more important. Teams are allowed to designate up to four players every week that are protected from being signed away from other teams.
The Bears have protected three players on their practice squad this week ahead of Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans in quarterback Tyler Bray, receiver Dwayne Harris and defensive tackle Daniel McCullers.
#Bears have protected 3 players on practice squad this week so they cannot be signed away:
QB Tyler Bray
WR Dwayne Harris
DT Daniel McCullers— Brad Biggs (@BradBiggs) November 3, 2020
Chicago has protected Bray every week, as he’s someone with experience in Matt Nagy’s offense that provides emergency assistance. McCullers also provides some insurance at nose tackle for Chicago.
Meanwhile, the Bears also protected Harris, who was promoted to the active roster on game day and served as Chicago’s punt returner in place of an inactive Ted Ginn Jr. On his first punt as a Bears, Harris returned it 12 yards, which was a season-long for Chicago. It’s clear the Bears liked what they say from Harris on Sunday and expect him to serve as punt returner again on Sunday against Tennessee.