Budding Chicago Bears rookie suffers tough break with ACL tear

"Yeah, and you know, he was a guy that we were really excited to finally get out on the field, because obviously we had high hopes for him, acquiring him with such a high draft pick," Johnson said. "I thought that when he made that transition to defensive end, it certainly coincided with our ability to stop the run at a higher clip.

"We thought he was part of the solution there for us. I think he looked somewhat natural to play that spot for a guy that hadn't done a ton of it. So we were really excited to see what this next half of the season was going to look like as he continued to develop in that role. So yeah, it's a shame that we're going to miss out on him. He has a physical presence and demeanor about him that you really appreciate. He plays the game the way we want, really all three phases to play. He loves football and I know he'll attack this rehab the right way."

The Bears had struggled in last place at run defense until Turner moved over there against the Commanders and they held the league's top rushing attack to 124 yards. Then they allowed 44 in his second game playing that spot.

Booker is a lighter player at 245 pounds and more of a pass rush threat than Turner, who is 283. However, is run defense could be an issue.

Losing Robinson also hurts their run defense as coaches had called this one of his biggest areas of improvement.

This could mean less of defensive end Dayo Odeyingo sliding inside to 3-technique from end but that shouldn't be too much of a problem after 3-technique Grady Jarrett returned Sunday from a knee injury.

Also, this week it should be even less of an issue because it's the passing game the Bears must worry about most and Cincinnati's high-scoring offense.