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Chicago Bears beat reporter for Shaw Local ( @bears_insider ). Bears news on Instagram (at)bears_reporter

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2 years
We were speaking with Roquan Smith when the Robert Quinn trade broke. He was having a tough time and had to cut it short.
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Justin Fields looked stunned in the locker room. Still had his uniform on about 30 minutes after the end of the game. Most of his teammates were gone. Fields was sitting at his locker just staring off.
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Roquan Smith: “I have a great deal of respect for that guy. … Damn. Crazy.” Really tough moment to witness.
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David Montgomery had to give Justin Fields a hug before he left Halas Hall on Monday.
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Bears CB Tyrique Stevenson on the "pay Jaylon" signs that fans put up near Halas Hall this morning: "I didn’t put 'em up. I woulda helped them if they asked."
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Nick Foles on why the #Bears offense hasn't worked this year: "It’s not my place to say."
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#Bears QB Justin Fields said he's gonna be real with rookie LT Braxton Jones when adversity hits on Sunday. "I hope none of y’all [meaning the media] expect him to win every rep against Nick Bosa," Fields said.
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#Bears center Lucas Patrick: "To go from one historic franchise to THE historic franchise in the NFL ... it's Chicago, that was too good to pass up."
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Fields at the podium just now: “I wasn’t able to finish it off. Of course, it hurt.”
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#Bears center Lucas Patrick on QB Justin Fields: "He's got IT." "I plan to keep him as clean as possible so he can make the plays that he was brought in here to make," Patrick said.
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Alabama DE Will Anderson on facing Justin Fields in the national championship game two years ago.
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David Montgomery, who is about to be a free agent, went to midfield with friends and family to take a photo at Soldier Field.
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2 years
#Bears WR N’Keal Harry made his return to practice Wednesday. Harry has missed about two months with an ankle injury.
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Justin Fields on his NFC Offensive Player of the Week award: “I couldn’t have done it without my coaches and my teammates.”
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Khalil Herbert said the team has a fine if you break off a long run but get tackled inside the 5-yard line. Herbert said there was no way he was paying that fine. Extra motivation to break those tackles on his touchdown run.
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Justin Fields on Ryan Poles: "Ryan has a great understanding of what needs to be done around here, what holes we might need to fill. That's not my job to control any of that. Whatever he needs me to do in terms of recruiting, I'm sure we’re going to have that conversation."
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DJ Moore is the NFC offensive player of the week after totaling eight catches, 230 yards and three touchdowns on Thursday vs. Washington. He's the first Bears WR to win offensive player of the week since 1999.
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3 years
#Bears head coach Matt Nagy says Justin Fields has done enough that the coaches would feel comfortable putting Fields in a game if they had to.
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9 months
Chase Claypool is one of the first Bears players out on the field this morning.
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Bears president and CEO Kevin Warren walking to his ride out of Soldier Field.
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#Bears GM Ryan Poles: "You could say [Justin Fields] needs receivers, receivers, receivers, but he needs blocking too and he also needs balance in terms of running the ball efficiently."
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2 years
#Bears Darnell Mooney wants everyone to know that N’Keal Harry is back at practice.
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#Bears QB Justin Fields said the chants for him to play felt disrespectful toward Andy Dalton. “Just cheer Andy on. That (booing) is not helping Andy,” Fields said.
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#Bears coach Matt Eberflus on QB Justin Fields: "We’re building our football team. We have a young football team. We’re building upon that and the centerpiece of that is the quarterback. It’s the way it is in the NFL. Talk about toughness and grit, and the ability to persevere."
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"I gotta talk to my boy Trey [Lance], he's taking way too many hits out there," #Bears QB Justin Fields said. Fields said he's not trying to take any more hits than he needs to. "For all those defenders out there who think I’m gonna stay up – I’m not," Fields said.
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2 years
Oh man, David Montgomery is livid on the #Bears sideline.
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2 years
Another fourth-and-1 for Nagy's offense, this time Andy Dalton throws it up for grabs and is picked off. Patrick Peterson takes it to the house.
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Darnell Wright on protecting Justin Fields: "That’s my only plan. That’s what I’m here for. Anything he needs, that’s my job to keep him clean."
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Rome Odunze going through individual drills at rookie minicamp.
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#Bears QB Justin Fields on Chris Olave: "He's probably one of the best deep-ball trackers I've ever played with in my life."
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10 months
Darnell Mooney beats Colts CB Tony Brown in a 1-on-1.
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2 years
#Bears WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette said he should’ve run out of bounds on the fumble near the end of the game. “It was a selfish play by me,” Smith-Marsette said.
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#Bears WR Darnell Mooney says he likes a lot of the receivers in the draft. He mentioned Chris Olave and George Pickens.
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New WR Chase Claypool at #Bears practice this afternoon.
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DJ Moore on Luke Getsy: I think he’s fine. You know, like I said, it just comes down to us being explosive on the offensive side. We got the players to do it. We got our QB to do it. Everything else, we just need to call the plays that put us in position to have explosives."
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2 years
#Bears scout Sam Summerville said OC Luke Getsy and STC Richard Hightower were two of the most excited people in the room when the team drafted Velus Jones.
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Sean Hammond
2 years
I sat down with my colleague and friend @Hub_Arkush the other day and it was so, so great to catch up. Hub's getting closer to returning to work after quite the scare in August. “I could never do this without my family,” Hub said.
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#Bears safety Eddie Jackson on this pass interference penalty: “He said he didn’t see me playing the ball. I mean, I didn’t look at the receiver one time, so I don’t know what he was seeing.”
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#Bears QB Justin Fields said WR Chase Claypool is getting better each week with the details. "Our routes have a lot of details in them, so it's tough for him to come in and learn every detail," Fields said.
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#Bears safety Tashaun Gipson said NFL defenders shouldn't be embarrassed when Lamar Jackson makes them miss. "He's Lamar Jackson, man. It’s not like Peyton Manning juked you."
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#Bears WR Byron Pringle on QB Justin Fields: "I loved his composure throughout the game. He knew it was four quarters we had to play. Not just one half. I like how he handled himself, kind of like the guy I left from, Pat Mahomes."
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2 years
In one of the best moments of training camp so far, DT Khyiris Tonga dropped into coverage and it fooled Justin Fields. Fields threw the ball right to him. Tonga intercepted it and ran it back 80 yards for a TD. The defense went absolutely wild.
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#Bears OC Luke Getsy on #Packers WR Davante Adams: "Davante and I have a very special relationship. … The things that stands out about him more than anything is just his commitment, passion and drive for this game. It was relentless."
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#Bears GM Ryan Poles said he doesn’t second guess his decision not to invest more in WR or the O-line.
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DJ Moore said he and Khalil Herbert were debating whose TD run was better. Moore said he was nervous before the game, first time suiting up in a new city.
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Caleb Williams throwing the football in a Bears uniform. Rookie minicamp began Friday.
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Tyson Bagent got pulled out for the Hail Mary before halftime. Thoughts? “I’ve got a cannon.” 😂
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Cole Kmet said he and Justin Fields had a miscommunication on the interception. Kmet ran one route and Fields thought he was going somewhere else.
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2 years
#Bears head coach Matt Eberflus said he liked what he saw from the rookie O-linemen today. Braxton Jones was working at LT, Ja'Tyre Carter at LG, Doug Kramer at C, Zach Thomas at RG, Jean Delance at RT.
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6 months
The Bears celebrated today’s win with cigars in the locker room. Justin Fields said there were cigars on a table when he got back to the locker room. On his way out, team president Kevin Warren thanked the media for its coverage and said 2024 is going to be a great year.
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2 years
#Bears linebacker Roquan Smith is present at family fest at Soldier Field.
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Bears head coach Matt Eberflus shared a hug with @Hub_Arkush before today’s press conference. Today is Hub’s first day back at Halas Hall. “Love seeing you, man,” Eberflus said. “I’ve been praying for you. I know a lot of people have.”
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Sean Hammond
3 years
The NFL Network announced it will carry 23 preseason games live. The list includes all three #Bears preseason games.
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#Bears head coach Matt Nagy says he pulled Akiem Hicks aside the other day and told him how appreciative he is of how he has handled himself through training camp. "I love your leadership, I love the way you're handling this summer," Nagy said.
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Bears QB Justin Fields said playing with this Bears team right now feels like high school or college again. He loves playing with these guys. He said he always takes a moment to take it all in every game, but he definitely did that today too.
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2 years
#Bears OL Alex Leatherwood returned to practice Wednesday after missing about a month. He remains on the non-football illness list but likely will return to the active roster soon.
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Hey @Hub_Arkush , your seat in the Soldier Field press box is waiting for you. Get well soon, Hub! We miss you up here.
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Caleb Williams unleashed a perfect deep ball for Velus Jones Jr. during 7-on-7. He hit Jones in stride for a touchdown. Easily the best deep ball we’ve seen from Williams all spring.
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Defensive breakdown in 7-on-7. N’Keal Harry was wide open. Like WIDE open and Justin Fields air mailed it. Couple plays later they ran it again, fooled the defense again and Fields’ throw was on the money for a TD.
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#Bears LT Jason Peters said he expects rookie OT Larry Borom back in the next week. He probably wasn't supposed to tell us that but here we are. Peters said he thinks Teven Jenkins is a few weeks away still. The head coach hasn't given us any updates on either of those two.
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The O-line
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#Bears offensive coordinator Luke Getsy said he's not holding back on anything with QB Justin Fields. "Open up the passing game?" Getsy said. "We do whatever we have to do to win games? So we’ve opened up the passing game."
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The #Bears have Gale Sayers’ name and number painted on the field today.
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#Bears starting offensive line remains: LT Braxton Jones LG Cody Whitehair C Sam Mustipher RG Teven Jenkins RT Larry Borom
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"He’s on the brink right now of taking his game to another level." – #Bears OC Luke Getsy on TE Cole Kmet Getsy said this offense is going to need Kmet to be a "rock star."
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#Bears new defensive lineman Justin Jones said he received a call from Matt Eberflus around midnight last night and flew in this morning.
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#Bears head coach Matt Eberflus was asked what rookie LT Braxton Jones needs to show during the final month: "He’s just got to really firm up on the bull rushes. That’s the biggest thing he’s got to do."
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How long do you need to get used to a new tackle beside you? #Bears OG James Daniels says "five minutes."
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#Bears DC Chuck Pagano says "we're still holding out hope" that linebacker Roquan Smith can play this weekend.
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#Bears OC Luke Getsy noted today that RB Khalil Herbert had some bigger holes to work with than David Montgomery. "Khalil had a few more presentations that were a little bit easier than David had," Getsy said. "He took advantage of them, now, don’t get me wrong."
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On NFL+, Caleb Williams said this about Keenan Allen: That was great. I’ve known Keenan for a little bit now, hung out. He was at the Chargers. Now he’s at the Bears, he’s here for a fourth round pick, which is crazy. He’s a beast, good guy and he can give you a lot of knowledge.
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#Bears RB Khalil Herbert is back and participating today after leaving practice early yesterday.
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#Bears injury news: Running back Khalil Herbert left practice this afternoon with an injury. Safety Jaquan Brisker and running back Trestan Ebner did not practice.
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Alex Leatherwood practicing for the first time with the #Bears , wearing No. 72.
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Velus Jones Jr. on his trip: "I looked back for the ball. A little underthrown, so I started working back to the ball as I was running, trying to track it and I had lost my footing because I was running back to it at an angle and I almost ran past it. ... It’s not no excuse."
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When Caleb Williams crashed Rome Odunze’s media session 🎥: @ChicagoBears
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#Bears OC Luke Getsy says Teven Jenkins has been in meetings and is "all in."
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Caleb Williams is in the house.
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#Bears QB Justin Fields called watching the film from Sunday's win over Houston "frustrating for sure."
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#Bears special teams coordinator Richard Hightower said there's a competition for punt returner right now. He mentioned Eddie Jackson, Josh Blackwell and Dante Pettis as potential punt returners .
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#Bears starting offensive line today at minicamp: LT Braxton Jones LG Cody Whitehair C Lucas Patrick RG Sam Mustipher RT Larry Borom
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Patrick McCaskey and Matt Eberflus have an eight-step secret handshake.
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#Bears head coach Matt Eberflus said that QB Justin Fields' mental toughness is what stood out to him in Week 1. Eberflus said Fields had a "laser-like focus."
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#Bears offensive coordinator Luke Getsy was impressed with Justin Fields' attitude at halftime in Week 1 when the Bears struggled in the first half. "That dude was stone cold," Getsy said. "He was ready to go. There was no woe-is-me in that young man."
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#Bears LT Jason Peters says Lachavious Simmons didn't get any practice at right tackle ahead of Sunday's emergency start.
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#Bears head coach Matt Eberflus sounds like he and his staff are going to take a long, hard look at every position on the team right now. He said they're looking at three things each player is doing well, and three things they're not.
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#Bears head coach Matt Eberflus on WR Chase Claypool: "He’s getting more comfortable. We’re expanding the package for him. He’s doing a lot of different things."
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The first practice of #Bears training camp is wrapping up. In 11-on-11, DJ Moore beat Tyrique Stevenson by half a step along the right sideline. Justin Fields threw the ball where only Moore could catch it. Touchdown.
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Breshad Perriman couldn't get on the field during his brief tenure with the #Bears , but he can catch game-winning touchdowns for the Bucs.
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#Bears QB Justin Fields on his Wrigley Field experience: "I honestly didn't think I could hit a home run."
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#Bears O-like to start the team session: Braxton Jones LT Cody Whitehair LG Doug Kramer C Michael Schofield RG Riley Reiff RT
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The #Bears are trading Khalil Mack to the #Chargers , per @AdamSchefter and @RapSheet . Chargers receive: • OLB Khalil Mack Bears receive • 2022 2nd-round draft pick • 2023 6th-round draft pick Trading Mack saves $6 mil in cap space in 2022, but clears out $28 mil in 2023.
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Justin Fields is running for first downs and dancing after plays. That tells you all you need to know.
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#Bears WR N'Keal Harry: "I feel ready. I’m excited. My body has healed the right way. I’ve got a chance to get my feet up under me in this offense. I’m excited to go."
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Did the team’s QB matter when you were looking at teams in free agency? DeMarcus Walker: “Abso-fuckin-lutely.”
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. @HHS_Athletics1 ’s Ferrante with a pin, and a cartwheel. He is Huntley’s first state champion.
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After another dustup, Justin Fields, Eddie Jackson, Darnell Mooney and Jaylon Johnson had a very brief conversation. You like to see the team leaders talking it out. A couple heated moments and they’ve only just started with the competitive portion of practice.
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Asked about the trade deadline and RB David Montgomery's status – considering Montgomery's contract ends after this season – #Bears GM Ryan Poles called Montgomery "one of my favorite players on the team."
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FIRST LOOK: Renderings of Bears proposed stadium.
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Justin Fields and Darnell Mooney connection continues to look good. Several nice catches from Mooney. Jaylon Johnson broke up one pass from Fields intended for Mooney. The ball went high in the air and landed in the hands of LB Joe Thomas.
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Matt Nagy was asked for his response to fans chanting: “Fire Nagy”
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#Bears head coach Matt Eberflus said "we're gonna go with the hot hand" when asked if Khalil Herbert might see more reps in the future.
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