Bears receive good news regarding two offensive players and dodged a bullet with another key weapon heading into Week 12
The Chicago Bears have released the final injury report going into the Week 12 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings and added a surprising name to the list.During Friday's practice, veteran Keenan Allen was listed as a limited participant with an ankle injury and will be questionable for Sunday's game.While speaking with the media after practice, […]
The Chicago Bears have released the final injury report going into the Week 12 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings and added a surprising name to the list.
During Friday's practice, veteran Keenan Allen was listed as a limited participant with an ankle injury and will be questionable for Sunday's game.
While speaking with the media after practice, head coach Matt Eberflus noted that Allen rolled his ankle but added he doesn't think it's a severe injury and is hopeful for his status on Sunday. Which is good news considering Allen has already missed two games this season due to a heel injury.
The offense did get some good news on Friday based on the final injury report for the week. Running back D'Andre Swift was finally a full participant for the first time to close out the week after dealing with a groin injury since last Sunday's game. Even though he was listed as questionable for the game, Swift said after practice that there's no question that he's suiting up against the Vikings.
Left guard Teven Jenkins, however, will not have an injury status for Sunday. Jenkins left last week's game with an ankle injury but was a full participant in each of the last two days. Having Jenkins on the field will be a big boost for the offensive line.
As for the players who were already ruled out, only two players won't be suiting up as of now due to injury in offensive lineman Ryan Bates (concussion) and safety Elijah Hicks (ankle). Jake Curhan and Doug Kramer will be the first guys off the bench at guard/center with Bates out.
As for safety, Jonathan Owens will be starting alongside Kevin Byard in Hicks' place, but the team did bring back Adrian Colbert this week, adding him to the practice squad. We'll see if he gets elevated tomorrow.
Overall, the Bears seem to be the healthiest they've been in weeks going into this matchup against the Vikings. The offense will likely have every weapon healthy and the full starting five on the offensive line. Defensively, the unit will once again rely on the next man up, something that's already proved to be effective so far this season.
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