Bears injury report: Tyrique Stevenson’s late injury could open door for Terell Smith originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Bears had a relatively clean bill of health this week following their heartbreaking 31-26 loss to the Detroit Lions in Week 11.
Center Lucas Patrick left the loss to the Lions with a back injury but was a full participant on Friday and Saturday. He will start Monday in Minnesota against the Vikings.
The Bears might be without running back D’Onta Foreman. The veteran running back left the loss to the Lions with an ankle injury. He was limited all week and is doubtful to play against the Vikings.
If Foreman can’t go, expect the Bears to split the backfield reps between Khalil Herbert and Roschon Johnson. Herbert looked rusty in his return to action last Sunday. The third-year back rushed for just 35 yards on 16 carries (2.2 yards per attempt) in the loss. The Bears handed the ball off to Herbert on back-to-back plays to open a critical drive late, but he gained just one yard, and the Bears wound up punting.
“I just have to find a way to make a play,” Herbert said after the loss.
The Bears expect to see a more explosive Herbert in his second game back from an ankle injury that cost him five games.
“I think it’s always fair to say, especially for a runner,” offensive coordinator Luke Getsy said when asked if Herbert was a little rusty. “Same thing as we talked about with Justin, when you’re out for so long, just getting your feet back underneath you – you can kind of saw that in that he got better as the game went on. We anticipate him coming out and having a great day.”
The Bears did have a late injury pop-up Saturday as rookie cornerback Tyrique Stevenson tweaked his ankle on the turf during practice. Head coach Matt Eberlfus said Saturday that Stevenson was getting evaluated to see how severe the tweak is and if he’ll be able to play Monday. He is listed as questionable for the game.
If Stevenson can’t go, that…
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Publish date : 2023-11-25 21:10:57
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