Top takeaways from ninth practice

The Chicago Bears returned to the practice field at Halas Hall for their ninth practice of training camp, which was once again another intense, padded practice.

It was a closed practice on Saturday, but there were plenty of updates from the media in attendance. Despite a short-handed offense, it was a solid day from quarterback Justin Fields. But there were a number of notable injuries both on offense and defense.

There was plenty to digest from practice and press conferences with head coach Matt Eberflus, offensive tackle Teven Jenkins, running back Khalil Herbert and linebacker Nicholas Morrow.

Following Saturday’s practice, here’s a look at what we learned from the ninth day of Bears training camp:

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The (limited) return of Teven Jenkins

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Saturday brought some good news as Bears offensive tackle Teven Jenkins returned to practice after missing seven straight practices with an undisclosed injury.

Jenkins was limited — and he participated in individual drills only — but head coach Matt Eberflus expects him to get back into the swing things. Jenkins said he expects to see some reps during team drills on Saturday.

Jenkins said his extended absence was “for the betterment of my health. We had to make sure I was 100%.”

Eberflus’ message for Jenkins as he makes his return?

“Go out there and compete,” he said. “Everything is open. Dive in.”

There was a lot more to Jenkins’ press conference, where he addressed a number of topics from his health, reports of his clashing with coaches and trade rumors. We broke it down here:

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WR Byron Pringle dealing with quad injury, no timetable for his return

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The Bears were without one of their top wide receivers in Byron Pringle, who’s dealing with a quad injury that will force him to miss some time.

While rookie wideout Velus Jones Jr., also sidelined, is considered day-to-day, Eberflus said Pringle will be out “a little bit longer.” Eberflus said there’s no timetable for Pringle’s return, but he doesn’t expect it to carry over into the regular season.

“I don’t think so,” Eberflus said. “It’s longer than day to day, so that’s all I can say, but no real timetable to return. But we’re hopeful that it’s a good situation for us.”

The receiver room is wide open behind Darnell Mooney, and Pringle has been…