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Bears news: Chicago tight end suffers injury scare during preseason game vs. Browns
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The Chicago Bears began their preseason against the Cleveland Browns on Saturday at Soldier Field in Chicago . However, one of their own went down.
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Tight end Nikola Kalinic was taken out of the game after suffering an undisclosed injury, per Patrick Finley of The Chicago Sun-Times.
Kalinic is set to begin his second year with the Bears. He signed a one-year reserve/future contract worth $1,005,000 on January 20. Last year, Kalinic signed with the Bears' training camp roster. He played in two regular-season games and played in both playoff games.
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Before Chicago, Kalinic played for the Indianapolis Colts in 2022, where he appeared in 7 games. In between, the Los Angeles Rams signed and waived Kalinic, and the Atlanta Falcons did as well.
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Kalinic hails from Toronto, Canada. He had played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). In 2019, Kalinic went undrafted in the NFL Draft before the Colts signed him. At the same time, Kalinic was selected as the 19th pick in the 2nd round of the CFL Draft. From 2019 to 2021, Kalinic recorded 23 receptions for 192 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The Bears are entering a high-profile season as the defending NFC North division champions. They went 12-5 and made it all the way to the NFC Divisional Round. The Bears lost to the Rams 20-17 .
Additionally, the Bears are looking to live up to expectations to win while fielding a new roster following a series of offseason departures.
As this story is being published, the Bears trail the Browns 10-7 in the second quarter. The Bears' next preseason game is Aug. 22 against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium at 6:00 pm CST/7:00 pm EST.
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