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With Jenkins out, veteran Elijah Wilkinson had been working at left tackle with the first-team offense during the first week of practice. But Wilkinson also was absent Tuesday, with the team declining to provide a reason. That gave rookie Larry Borom, a fifth-round pick out of Missouri, a window of opportunity to test himself on the left side against the starting defense.

Max Cunningham, 11, from left, Saffir Muhammad, 10, and Flynn Huston, 11, all from Evanston, talk to each other as they wear their Justin Fields jerseys at the Bears Family Fest training camp practice at Soldier Field on Aug. 3, 2021. (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune)

“It’s not easy to deal with an idiot,” Williams said at the time. “And this man, over the course of the years, has tried my patience and tried it and tried it. And if you go out there and ask any one of my players or staff members, we don’t miss him. We don’t miss the attitude; we don’t miss the whining. We don’t miss it. Good riddance. See you later. He’d better stay out of our business.”