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The Bears will play their season finale against the Packers without their starting center. Lucas Patrick was put on injured reserve Saturday with a calf injury that limited him in Friday’s practice.
The Bears promoted center Doug Kramer from the practice squad to give them depth at the position. Cody Whitehair, whose inaccurate snaps earlier this season kept him from overtaking Patrick on the depth chart, is the team’s backup on the interior line.
Patrick was entering the final game of the final year of the two-year contract he signed before the 2023 season.