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Bears re-sign snapper Patrick Scales

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Chicago Bears long snapper Patrick Scales attends practice at the NFL team’s facility in Lake Forest, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

Long snapper Patrick Scales, the Bears’ longest-tenured player, will return for another season. His agent wrote on social media Friday night that Scales will rejoin the team on a one-year deal.

Scales first played for the Bears in 2015 and has logged 120 games for them, though he missed 2017 because of a torn ACL.

With Scales snapping, the Bears made 92.1% of their field goals last year, the ninth-best mark in the NFL.