One week after he was carted off a Halas Hall backfield with what sources said is a season-ending left knee injury, Bears guard Dakota Dozier was put on injured reserve Tuesday, Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Signed to a one-year contract in March, Dozier was rotating at the right guard position with Sam Mustipher during offseason practices. Rookie Zach Thomas, a San Diego State tackle the Bears moved inside, saw playing time at guard over the final two days of mandatory minicamp.

In seven NFL seasons, Dozier had started 27 games — and appeared in 49 more — for the Jets and Vikings.

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