A team that has injuries has other concerns now where they can least afford to have them.
Safety Jaquan Brisker is one player always to be monitored because of past injury situations and he left Wednesday's last practice before game week.
Damn there goes brisker extension
— Joe Trevizo (@Joe_vizo) August 27, 2025
Brisker had concussions each of the last three seasons and sat out last year's final 12 games because of one. There is no indication this was his issue.
If Brisker is out for any amount of time, at least they have safety Elijah Hicks back now from an injury that kept him out during most of training camp.
Bears LB Ruben Hyppolite II and DB Jaquan Brisker left practice early on Wednesday.
— Phillip Thompson (@_phil_thompson) August 27, 2025
LB Tremaine Edmunds returned to practice and was a limited participant. LB T.J. Edwards and DL Dominique Robinson didn't participate.
Other situations are concerns.
Linebacker Ruben Hyppolite II also left while linebacker T.J. Edwards and defensive end Dominique Robinson were not practicing. Both of them had left during Tuesday's practice.
The Bears do not practice again until Monday as players get the chance to leave preparations for the Minnesota Vikings behind for a brief time.
A player leaving practice doesn't necessarily mean something bad or even an injury. Defensive tackle Gervon Dexter left practice last week two days before the game with the Chiefs but he was fine to play against them.
With no game this week, the Bears could be extra cautious about not putting a player back out on the practice field if there was a minor issue.
Injury status for all players will finally become more clear next week when the NFL's daily injury reports begin and teams are required to post injuries as well as their status. Because the Bears open on Monday night, their first injury report will be Sept. 4.
Injuries to track next week are:
“That went from being the strongest position group to being the source of the most concern.”
— Bears on CHSN (@CHSN_Bears) August 27, 2025
Will Jaylon Johnson be ready to go for Week 1? @ruthiepolinsky | @DavidHaugh | @clayharbs82 | #BigPFBShow pic.twitter.com/cE30Sr0aPo
CB Jaylon Johnson has been activated to the full roster with no injury designation. A great sign. #DaBears
— Ben Devine (@Chicago_NFL) August 26, 2025
I found it telling that, when talking about backup RBs, Ryan Poles went to Kyle Monangai and not Roschon Johnson.
— Patrick Finley (@patrickfinley) August 26, 2025
More must-reads:
Get the latest news and rumors, customized to your favorite sports and teams. Emailed daily. Always free!