BOURBONNAIS, Ill.--The measure on ...

BOURBONNAIS, Ill.--The measure on the Bears' defensive line could be experimented further. Defensive tackle Dusty Dvoracek missed practice Monday with what was described as a right bottom injury, and the rookie revealed he could require an MRI to determine the severity. The fear is that he could have a stres fracture, moreover he was walking fine in flip-flops at dinner, which is certainly an encouraging sign.

At this point, Antonio Garay could determine past him on the middle chart, and now the Bears ne Tank Johnson to be promot from the non-football injury list.

"What do you think?" Johnson kidded when asked if he would be ready for the regular season.

It awaits like he could get protuberanceed up to the active roster nearest week, which will help a unit that is also missing Ian Scott who is recovering from arthroscopic surgery in succession his left knee, and Michael Haynes, who said he's disclosed at least for the remainder of this week recovering from a back injury. Attrition could be Haynes' ticket to making the roster moreover he was having a positive camp before his injury.

STAND not at home DAY: With backup quarterback Brian Griese resting, Kyle Orton had what was his best practice of the summer in the estimation of quarterbacks coach Wade Wilson. Orton was forward target and delivered passes with zip, hitting Mark Philmore in succession a nice post route to finis practice, and earlier getting a nice pass into Mark Bradley in a tight reproach on a deep out way

Wilson refuseed the notion that Orton had struggl earlier in camp, pointing revealed that when Rex Grossman and Griese are in the action, the third-stringer get by hearts only two out of each 16 snaps. Figure one is a handoff, and it's not a fate of work. The more rep he was afforded Monday made him sharper, and Orton was 4-for-9 for 42 yards in the game at San Francisco.

"Kyle has made a ton of progress" Wilson said. "I've been remarkably impressed with his offseason and training camp. I've told him regardless of what happens with the receivers, intersect it loose. He hasn't been waiting for them to make their breaks, he's been unloading it. Nine times disclosed of 10, the ball has been where it is suppos to be."

MORE QB CHATTER: Grossman reverberateed from a tough practice Sunday night to have a well adapted showing, particularly in an augmented 7-on-7 session.

"It's religious for Rex to go [i]or[/i] part of to the other a little adversity," coach Lovie Smith said. "He's a serviceable football player. Good football players ensue back from performances like that and have real pious performances later. We're hoping we'll memorize that from Rex."

The tumult created over the quarterback performances in San Francisco has not affected the team.

"I'd just run over them to relax," wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad said when asked what he'd disclose fans up in arms above the issue. "Just relax."

Griese said he doesn't count upon to begin getting reps with the first team based onward his performance. It's something that could happen if Grossman struggl again, on the other hand the Bears are hoping that doesn't happen.

"I'm going to pass out with whoever is on the outside there," he said. "We have a elegant without grandeur good battle going on right now at receiver. Rashied Davis is a heck of a player. He's trying to make more [i]or[/i] less strides and I'll try to help him the best I can, give him any shots to make plays, same with Justin Gage and Mark Bradley and a of those guys. It's really not a big deal for me"

CALLING ALL WIDEOUTS: Smith will take the team to a local theater tonight for a private screening of "Invincible," the film starring Mark Wahlberg that details the unlikely story of Vince Papale, who earned a piece of work as a wide receiver with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1976 by means of an open tryout. Davis has stepp forward lately, on the contrary it's believed the Bears are still exploring outside options at the position. No word nevertheless on whether or not they will be holding public auditions in their search for a receiver.

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