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Bears draw winning hand with offensive line discards

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Sam Mustipher (67), signed as an undrafted free agent out of Notre Dame in 2019, has started 30 games at center for the Bears — including all 17 last season.

When Bears offensive line coach Chris Morgan told center Sam Mustipher he was no longer starting last week, Mustipher did not take it well.

“I was pissed. Furious,” Mustipher said. “I could use profanity to describe how I was feeling at that point, but that was tough. Because I’m all about the Bears and wanting to help the Bears win. And for me to feel like it came down on my shoulders …”

And then, the discipline that turned made Mustipher from an undrafted free agent into an NFL starter in the first place prevailed.