FOR STORY BY ANDREW SELIGMAN - FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2012, file photo, Chicago Bears tackle Gabe Carimi watches from the bench in the closing minutes of the Bears’ 23-6 win over the St. Louis Rams in an NFL football game in Chicago. Carimi is getting another chance for the Chicago Bears, this time at a new position. The former first-round draft pick is expected to start this week at right guard, where he was pressed into service after losing his job as the starting right tackle. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
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Technically speaking, OTA workouts are voluntary for players.
That doesn’t mean they do not matter, or are not remembered.
Bears offensive lineman Gabe Carimi was missing from the workouts for the second straight day, according to Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune.
The former first-round pick was around for the also voluntary minicamp, but has apparently chosen to skip the next phase.
For a guy fighting for a roster spot, the absence is notable, and not particularly helpful.