Hey everyone, this is J.J. Stankiewitz on the Undercenter podcast brought to you by Sprinkler Fitter's Union Local 281.

Today, Kyle Long is going on injured reserve. Akeem Hicks maybe is going on injured reserve.

Mitch Trubisky is back at practice, as are a couple of others. Cam Ellis and I will have all of your

Bears injury news as

also some talk going into an important game against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.

What it means to me to be a Chicago bear, it's an easy question. It means everything to me.

That means rich tradition, black and blue division, defense, legends, linebackers.

The history of it.

I mean, I'm a big history guy, so understanding this was one of the first franchises,

just kind of blows my mind, honestly, that was able to be a part of that.

The city, just the nostalgia of

playing for a story franchise the story franchise of the running back position

with guys like Gail Sayers and Walter Payton and being able to follow in those

footsteps so being a bear means everything then what more can you say?

All right, Cam, we're here at Halas Hall.

We're back in our coat closet, and we've got some injury updates to rip through here on Monday.

So the Bears place Kyle Long and injured reserve.

They are evaluating Akeem Hicks with the significant elbow injury that he has.

Those are probably the two negatives, but the positives are Mitch Trubisky practiced,

Balal Nichols practiced, Taylor Gabriel practiced, and Ted Larson practiced today.

Those are all positive updates after the game in London where those guys were missing.

Let's start with Kyle Long here, though, because this was not a decision the Bears arrived upon lightly.

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