Bears guard Cody Whitehair was excused from mandatory minicamp practice Wednesday, while defensive end Robert Quinn’s unexcused absence stretched into another day at Halas Hall.
Head coach Matt Eberflus smiled when he said Whitehair was excused for a “good reason” — it was likely a personal one — while he seemed less-than-enthused after Quinn no-showing minicamp.
“It is what it is,” he said.
Rookie Zach Thomas played guard with the first team.
Quinn, who set the Bears’ single-season sacks record last year with 18 1/2, said in April that he wanted to stay in Chicago.