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Contrite Long apologizes for practice-rage incident

Like so many of his teammates, Kyle Long is ready to hit somebody besides his teammates. But he knows that’s no excuse for losing his mind at practice last week.

A chagrined Long completely and resolutely accepted the blame for an ugly practice incident Thursday at Halas Hall in which, in an odd fit of rage, he pulled the helmet off teammate Jalen Dalton, swung the helmet at Dalton and then threw the helmet at the undrafted rookie. Long was ejected from the practice and suspended for the Bears’ preseason game against the New York Giants last Saturday at MetLife Stadium.