Chicago Bears corner Jaylon Johnson is injured due to a groin injury, which will put him away for at least four weeks. However, it should be “indefinitely” ” NFL Network Ian Rapoport reports.
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Johnson, 26, missed the entire training camp and the pre-season with his groin problem. He missed the opening of the week 1 of the Bears against the Vikings of Minnesota, but returned in week 2 against the Lions of Detroit. Johnson left this match in the second quarter after making two plated, apparently reacting his injury by diving to break a pass. Losing Johnson and the second TJ Edwards, Chicago continued to abandon Between defeat.
However, Bears head coach Ben Johnson told journalists earlier this week than the defensive back suffered a different injury against the lions.
“This is a new injury, it is not linked to what he had before,” he said, Via Courtney Cronin d’Espn.
Place Johnson on IR would seem to indicate that he could miss the rest of the 2025-26 season and may require surgery to repair the injury.
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The double prolonger of Pro first underwent the injury during the intersane training sessions. During an appearance on the “The Pivot” podcast, he explained that He tore his adductor muscle Out of the pelvic bone. He missed the entire training camp and the pre-season on the non-football injury list.
Johnson was the choice of the second round of Chicago in 2020 (selected n ° 50 in total) of UTAH. During his six NFL seasons, he compiled 7 interceptions, 40 defended passes, 216 plated and 11 plated for the loss.
Before last season, Johnson signed a contract extension of $ 76 million over four years with $ 54.4 million in guaranteed money. The total value of the agreement and its $ 19 million in average annual salary Classify it in the top 15 Among NFL’s cornerbacks.
