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Bears kickers fight for starting job while most other starters sit in loss to Giants

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. —Bears coach Matt Nagy said he’d be comfortable if quarterback Mitch Trubisky didn’t throw a pass in a preseason game this year.

Friday, he continued making that a reality, sitting his quarterback — and almost everyone else that mattered — in a 32-13 loss to the Giants.

All 11 defensive starters — 12, if you count nickel cornerback Buster Skrine — spent the game on the bench. All 11 offensive players did, too, including a few backup receivers and running backs, leaving the Bears to sort through their second and third strings even against the Giants’ starters.