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MINNEAPOLIS — Forced to choose between starting a rookie who might be able to help the Bears next year and a veteran who won’t, the Bears put third-round pick Kiran Amegadjie at left tackle Monday night.
They knew his first start would be a trial by fire: playing in a loud stadium against the league’s most aggressive blitz defense.
‘I’m sure he’ll have his rookie moments,” general manager Ryan Poles on the team’s official ESPN1000 pregame show. “But he’s a guy who’s resilient who will continue to fight as the game goes on.”
It didn’t take long for Amegadjie to prove the first part right.