Bears RT Darnell Wright misses practice with back injury

Former Bears first-round pick Darnell Wright missed practice because of a back injury, throwing a wrench into what might have been the most dependable part of a shaky offensive line.

Eberflus said the Bears were “hopeful he’ll work through it” in time for Sunday’s game.

With Wright out, the Bears are likely to turn to right guard Matt Pryor, who played most of Sunday’s game in place of Nate Davis, at right tackle. Davis, who has a groin injury but has battled bouts of ineffectiveness, would start at guard.

“We thought that Pryor did a nice job [at guard] …” Eberflus said. “[He] was firm in the pocket … For the most part did a nice job there.”

Pryor said it was easier to slide from right guard to right tackle than to, say, switch sides.

“As of right now, I’m at guard,” Pryor said. “I’ve trained everywhere though in the offseason. So if it comes down to it, I’ll be able to switch out if need be.”

A less-likely option would be putting third-round pick Kiran Amegadjie, who missed most of training camp while recovering from quad surgery in college, at right tackle. He was active Sunday for the first time but did not play.

“He’s a guy that’s super smart in terms of the mentals, and the technique is improving every single week,” Eberflus said.

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