At this point it's worth wondering if Ben Johnson brought along the defensive back injury virus when he came to the Bear from the Detroit Lions. The Lions last year had injuries hit numerous defensive positions, but the secondary in particular.
Since the Chicago Bears can't seem to create much pressure on the quarterback, they better find different ways to stop opposing offenses. Playing better in the secondary would be a step in the right direction.
In the wake of the Chicago Bears’ dominant win over the Dallas Cowboys, Caleb Williams awarded Ben Johnson a game ball for his first victory as a head coach. Ben Johnson then led the team in a cheer, known as the “Good, Better, Best” cheer.
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The Chicago Bears’ victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday was exactly the boost the team needed. It brought the team to .500 and gave them a sense of momentum heading into October.
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The Chicago Bears evened their record to 2-2 with their stunning come-from-behind victory over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 4, 25-24. While it wasn't a perfect four quarters of football, there were plenty of positives that Ben Johnson and the coaching staff will pull from Sunday's tape.
The strength of the 2025 Chicago Bears was supposed to be its defense, at least at the beginning of the season as the offense finds its footing. While they performed well enough in an epic Week 3 win over the Dallas Cowboys, they still allowed Dak Prescott to complete almost 80% of his passes a week after giving up 52 points to the Detroit Lions.
Follow Ben Johnson into the football desert, as thirsty as you are, Bears fans. Parched and hallucinating for competent quarterback play, Bears faithful found their oasis at a sun-kissed Soldier Field in a 31-14 winner against the Dallas Cowboys, notching their first victory of the season and sticking it to ex-coach Matt Eberflus in the process.
The Chicago Bears have been dealing with a depleted secondary since the start of the 2025 season. Slot cornerback Kyler Gordon has yet to play this season due to a hamstring injury.
Getting their starting cornerbacks back on the field as soon as possible would be a significant boost to a struggling defense.
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Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson will undergo surgery to repair a core muscle injury, coach Ben Johnson said Monday.
The Bears corrected the course on Sunday, bouncing back from an 0-2 start to defeat the Cowboys 31-14. The win at Soldier Field improves Chicago’s record to 1-2 and gives Ben Johnson his first win as the team’s head coach.
According to Ian Rapoport, Bears CB Jaylon Johnson is meeting with a specialist in Philadelphia and is likely to have surgery to repair a core muscle injury this week. Rapoport says that would create a path for Johnson to potentially return sometime in the second half of the season.
The Chicago Bears are placing two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Jaylon Johnson on injured reserve with a groin injury, NFL Network reported on Saturday. Johnson would be required to miss the team's next four games as a result of the reported move.
Ian Rapoport reports that the Bears are placing CB Jaylon Johnson on injured reserve, and he will be out indefinitely due to his groin injury. In a corresponding move, the team is signing DE Tanoh Kpassagnon to their active roster in Johnson’s place.
After missing the preseason and Week 1 with a groin injury, Chicago Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson lasted 20 snaps against the Detroit Lions before exiting the game with a groin injury.
Chicago Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson aggravated the groin injury that limited him in the offseason and is facing an extended absence, which rates as bad news for the NFL's worst defense.
He missed training camp as well as Chicago’s season opener while recovering from the injury. During the second quarter of the team’s blowout loss against the Lions in Week 2, he reaggravated the ailment.
The Chicago Bears were without cornerback Jaylon Johnson in their season opening loss to the Minnesota Vikings. He was able to make his return in Week 2, but not for long.
After missing the start of the season, cornerback Jaylon Johnson said he expects to make his 2025 debut this Sunday when the Chicago Bears face the Detroit Lions at Ford Field.
Chicago Bears running back Roschon Johnson returned to practice for the first time in a month on Saturday and is listed as questionable to play in the team's season opener versus the visiting Minnesota Vikings.
According to Field Yates, the Bears have restructured the contract for CB Jaylon Johnson, giving them an additional $8 million in cap space. This gives Chicago some extra wiggle room to operate during the season with injuries and practice squad moves. Johnson, 26, is a former second-round pick of the Bears back in 2020.
The Chicago Bears didn’t have a promising update on Tuesday for their most important defender for the Monday night contest against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field.
Jaylon Johnson seems to be making progress in his injury recovery ahead of the Chicago Bears’ 2025 NFL season. Johnson suffered a leg injury before the Bears’ training camp started.
The Chicago Bears received troubling news recently regarding the status of their top cornerback, Jaylon Johnson. After sustaining a leg injury during an independent training session, Johnson has been placed on the active/non-football injury (NFI) list.
He is coming off his second consecutive Pro Bowl and is headed into the second year of a four-year, $76M deal.
Chicago Bears two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Jaylon Johnson was among four players placed on the team's active/non-football injury (NFI) list on Saturday.
Chicago Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson is entering the 2025 season coming off of back-to-back Pro Bowl nominations. He is beginning to get recognition from the NFL at large.
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