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Nate Davis Ruled Out Prior to Game Due to Injury

The Bears will not have guard Nate Davis available for Sunday's game with New England as a result of a back injury.

Gene Chamberlain

Nate Davis is inactive for Sunday's game against New England due to a back injury.
Nate Davis is inactive for Sunday's game against New England due to a back injury. / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
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The Bears ruled Nate Davis out of Sunday's game at Soldier Field with the New England Patriots due to a back injury.
The announcement came in advance of the inactive list release.
The former right guard starter wasn't on the injury report prior to the announcement.
Davis hasn't appeared in a game since the last game at Soldier Field. He has started two games and played in five this season.
Davis had been starter and then lost the starting job to Matt Pryor, but Pryor could be required to play tackle Sunday.
However, guard Ryan Bates has been promoted from injured reserve this week and is available to play right guard.

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GENE CHAMBERLAIN

BearDigest.com publisher Gene Chamberlain has covered the Chicago Bears full time as a beat writer since 1994 and prior to this on a part-time basis for 10 years. He covered the Bears as a beat writer for Suburban Chicago Newspapers, the Daily Southtown, Copley News Service and has been a contributor for the Daily Herald, the Associated Press, Bear Report, CBS Sports.com and The Sporting News. He also has worked a prep sports writer for Tribune Newspapers and Sun-Times newspapers.