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Carimi hasn’t played since Week 2, but the Bears’ offensive line is coming together nicely. Lance Louis has stepped in at right tackle and they have gone to max protections in an effort to keep Jay Cutler upright. Cutler wasn’t sacked a single time in Monday’s win over the Eagles.

Carimi has been sidelined since suffering a subluxation of his right kneecap in Week 2. He’s expected to get his starting job back once he’s fully healthy, but Lance Louis will take his place again in Week 9 against the Eagles.

Louis left the game to get an IV, tried to come back in, but couldn’t finish the game out. Frank Omiyale came on.

Carimi missed practice all week and has been sidelined since suffering an injury to his right kneecap in Week 2. He’s expected to get his starting job back once he’s fully healthy. Lance Louis will take his place again in Week 9.

Louis was injured on a blindside block from Vikings RE Jared Allen in Week 12. Like every Bears offensive lineman, Louis wasn’t playing well, but his loss leaves the team spectacularly short up front. Recently benched RT Gabe Carimi took Louis’ place Sunday. The Bears are probably wishing they hadn’t placed subordinate LG Chilo Rachal on the reserve/non-football injury list right about now. Still only 27, Louis will be a free agent at season’s end.

Chicago was so shorthanded on the O-Line in Sunday’s win over Minnesota that RT Gabe Carimi was forced to right guard when Louis left. Carimi did indicate after the game that word in the locker room was Louis is going to be okay.

He is not expected to be active for the Bears’ Week 2 visit to New Orleans. Chris Spencer replaced Louis at right guard yesterday, but it’s possible Edwin Williams will draw the start in his place against the Saints.

Former Seahawks center Chris Spencer has come as a replacement.

It was Spencer’s first start of the year, in place of an ineffective Lance Louis. At the start of the second half, Spencer was at right guard and Louis had replaced Frank Omiyale at right tackle. The Bears are playing musical chairs on their offensive line.

With Gabe Carimi (knee) out, Omiyale has started the last two games at right tackle. But due to atrocious play, he has been benched during the game both times. Now Louis takes over and Chris Spencer returns to right guard despite concerns over a hand injury. The Bears’ pass protection can’t get any worse.