Bears' Jaylon Johnson, recovering from injury hopes to play in opening game
Jaylon Johnson said it was a pretty bad groin injury that kept him out all of camp, and conditioning is a bit of a concern, at least for game one.
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Jaylon Johnson said it was a pretty bad groin injury that kept him out all of camp, and conditioning is a bit of a concern, at least for game one.
Now that the competition is over, the Bears are looking for some continuity — especially up front.
The running back room is running low on healthy bodies — with week one of the regular season right around the corner.
Head coach Ben Johnson and the coaching staff have a few weeks to work out until that time, and then as Bears camp winds down.
Bears backup quarterback Tyson Bagent has proved his worth — especially with new head coach Ben Johnson.
Meanwhile, head coach Ben Johnson confirmed Tuesday that his first-teamers will play in the final practice game on Friday in Kansas City.
At the Bears' preseason game against the Buffalo Bills Sunday evening, Bears president and chief executive officer Kevin Warren stopped mentioning Chicago as an option at all.
After sitting out a 24-24 tie with Miami last week, Williams came out firing against Buffalo (0-2) in his first chance to operate coach Ben Johnson's offense during a game.
Pre-snap penalties remained an issue for the Bears' offensive line, which is still looking for a starting left tackle.
Right guard Jonah Jackson, who's played with a couple solid quarterbacks in Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff, has been impressed with Williams so far.
