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The Bears have been as patient as can be, even to their detriment at times, with Velus Jones and his struggles with muffs and fumbles. They benched him for muffing a kickoff Sunday that gave the Titans the ball just outside the red zone, and it’s difficult to imagine him getting another shot as a returner.
Special teams coordinator Richard Hightower said didn’t want to “make the whole press conference about Velus” on Thursday, but also gave an unvarnished evaluation of his play.
“I don’t sugarcoat anything... it’s unacceptable,” he said of Jones’ turnover.