Three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Tommie Harris returned to practice this week on a limited basis, proclaiming himself rededicated to his team, his profession and his faith after last week’s suspension for repeated tardiness.

“It feels great,” he said after the workout. “You never know how much you miss something until it’s taken away from you. I’ve apologized to my teammates and apologized to my fans, and (I’m) just getting everything together and getting ready for a strong season.”

Despite appearing on the injury list again this week, as he has every week because of unspecified problems with his surgically repaired left knee, Harris said he expects to be ready for Sunday’s game in Atlanta against the 3-2 Falcons.

Suddenly, Kyle Orton’s play is as difficult to ignore as his beard. Quarterbacks who throw for 334 yards as he did for the Chicago Bears in a 34-7 win at Detroit last week tend to attract attention, and he certainly turned a few heads with that performance. That jittery rookie who left fans clamoring for Rex Grossman three years ago?

Kyle Orton looked like a star against the Detroit Lions. Again. Orton set career highs in yards passing, completions and quarterback rating while throwing two touchdowns to lead the Chicago Bears to a 34-7 win over Detroit on Sunday. He was 24-of-34 for 334 yards and had a 121.4 rating, improving to 3-0 against Detroit.

Chicago Bears receiver Brandon Lloyd has been ruled out of Sunday’s contest against the Detroit Lions.

LAKE FOREST, Illinois (Ticker) - Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tommie Harris was suspended for Sunday’s game for breaking an unspecified team rule.

It was a horrible loss, a missed opportunity, a combination of bad play calling by the coaching staff and even…

Wide receiver Brandon Lloyd left the Bears’ game against Philadelphia on Sunday night because of a knee injury in the second quarter, and cornerback Charles Tillman departed with a shoulder injury in the third. Lloyd was injured on a 24-yard catch with 3:31 left in the second quarter. He initially popped back up but sat back down on the field as the medical staff tended to him.

The Philadelphia Eagles held Pro Bowl running back Brian Westbrook out of Sunday’s game against Chicago with strained right ankle. The Bears, meanwhile, were without Pro Bowl defensive tackle Tommie Harris (sore left knee), but star kick returner Devin Hester was active after sitting out last week with a rib injury.

Quarterback Donovan McNabb was back running the first-team offense Friday morning at Philadelphai Eagles…

The way Lance Briggs sees it, the Chicago Bears could avoid another late collapse on defense by following one simple strategy. Start slowly. “We’ve been doing well at the beginning of the games. Maybe if we don’t do so well at the beginning of the games we’ll pick it up in the fourth quarter,” Briggs said with a straight face.