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Bears notebook: News on Akiem Hicks absent, John DeFilippo, Jeremiah Attaochu

With the Bears already down a few starters because of injuries, defensive tackle Akiem Hicks missed practice Thursday.

When coach Matt Nagy gave a list of injured players before practice, he made no mention of Hicks. The Bears did not respond to a post-practice request for clarification.

It has been common over the last few seasons for the Bears to give Hicks, 31, days off to avoid overworking him.

Hicks is going into his 10th season but has been mostly healthy and missed just one game last season. He has started 68 of 80 possible regular-season games since joining the Bears, and the majority of those absences were because of a dislocated elbow in 2019.