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1:34Bryant McFadden: "Turning the Football Over Has Been Contagious for the Chicago Bears"
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1:38Bears Win 4th Straight Behind Caleb Williams' 3rd Touchdown
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1:56Aaron Rodgers Out For Week 12 Against Chicago Bears
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2:18Are The Bears Going To Go From Worst To First?
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1:58How Ben Johnson Has Turned Bears Offense Around
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1:50How A Return To Chicago May Impact Rodgers' Decision
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2:53Aaron Rodgers (Wrist) Status Unknown For Sunday
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2:53Week 12 NFL Picks: Steelers at Bears
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1:15Leger Douzable's AFC & NFC Playoff Predictions
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1:41John Breech discusses if the NFC North or NFC West is more likely to get three teams in the playoff
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1:44NFL Playoff Picture: Bears
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1:06Bears Lead The NFC North
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1:50Who Wins The NFC North?
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1:21J.J. McCarthy Struggles to Show Consistency Against the Bears
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1:56A Tough Slate Ahead for the Bears: What Could Keep Their Offense Rolling?
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1:50Could The NFC North See Three Teams In The Postseason?
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11:21NFC North Midseason Grades
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1:18NFC North Breakdown: Predicting the Bears Record
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14:47Will these NFL Teams Actually Make the Playoffs?
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Top Patrick Scales News
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Patrick Scales: Works out with Pittsburgh
Scales (back) worked out with the Steelers on Saturday, Brian Batko of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Scales spent the 2024 campaign on injured reserve with the Bears while dealing with a back injury, but appears to be healthy ahead of the 2025 season. The long snapper will now look to latch on somewhere to continue his NFL career, which began in 2014 with the Ravens.
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Bears' Patrick Scales: Starting season on IR
The Bears placed Scales (back) on the reserve/injured list Thursday, Larry Mayer of the team's official site reports.
The veteran long snapper sustained a back injury in early August, which kept him out of the Bears' last three preseason games. He'll be forced to sit for a minimum of four games, making Week 5 against the Panthers on Oct. 6 the earliest he can return.
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Bears' Patrick Scales: Dealing with back injury
Head coach Matt Eberflus said Thursday that Scales is sidelined with a back injury, Jason Lieser of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Scales has missed several days of practice due to the back issue, but Eberflus noted that the long snapper is "on track" to play in Saturday's preseason opener against the Bills. If Scales cannot suit up, Cameron Lyons is slated to fill in as the long snapper for the exhibition matchup.
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Bears' Patrick Scales: Playing Sunday
Scales (foot) is active Sunday against the Packers.
Scales logged a DNP on Wednesday, but ultimately he was able to overcome the foot ailment enough to feel like he could take the field during Week 18. He should be the man at center for the Bears against Green Bay.
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Bears' Patrick Scales: Dealing with foot injury
Scales (foot) did not participate at practice Wednesday.
It's not clear when Scales picked up the foot issue, but it nevertheless puts his availability for Week 18 in danger. He'll probably need to practice Thursday or Friday to have a shot to play at Green Bay.
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Bears' Patrick Scales: Will return in 2023
The Bears agreed to a contract with Scales on Friday, Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic reports.
Scales in the longest-tenured Bear and will return for at least one more campaign. The long snapper hasn't missed a game over the past three seasons.
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Bears' Patrick Scales: Returns from COVID list
The Bears activated Scales (undisclosed) from the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday.
Sales will resume operating as Chicago's top long snapper, a role that he's handled for three straight years without missing a single contest.
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Bears' Patrick Scales: Lands on COVID-19 list
Scales was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Wednesday.
It is likely that Chicago will have to bring in someone to fill the void while Scales tries to pass the league's COVID-19 protocols. The 33-year-old hasn't missed a game as the Bears long snapper in three years.
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Bears' Patrick Scales: Returning to Bears
Scales signed a one-year contract with the Bears on Friday, Larry Mayer of the team's official site reports.
For a third consecutive offseason, Chicago retains its long snapper by way of a one-year deal. Scales missed all of 2017 due to a torn ACL, but he hasn't missed a single game over the past three campaigns.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-3, 226 lbs |
| Birthplace: Louisville, KY |
| Age: 37 |
| School: Utah St. |
| Experience: 10 |