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Briggs in full pads for practice

LAKE FOREST -- Pro Bowl linebacker Lance Briggs was in full pads for the first time since Aug. 28 and practiced on a limited basis for the Chicago Bears on Wednesday.

Briggs has been nursing a sprained right ankle since the third preseason game against Arizona.

The Bears open the season Sunday against the Detroit Lions.

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