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LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs won't ponder playing for another coach. So to maintain status quo with the coaching staff, Briggs offered a solution for teammates as the Bears prepare to face the Detroit Lions on Sunday...

Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith remained evasive Monday about disclosing the potential availability of quarterback Jay Cutler -- who is scheduled Tuesday to have the pins removed from his fractured right thumb -- for the season finale at Minnesota.

The injury list continues to grow for the Chicago Bears, but despite the team keeping out eight starters from Wednesday's practice, coach Lovie Smith expects the majority of them to return to the field by the end of the week.