Overview
- Sports Illustrated reporter Albert Breer wrote Monday that left tackle Ozzy Trapilo “might be back sooner than expected” after he ruptured his patellar tendon in the January wild-card game.
- Trapilo’s injury was initially judged likely to cost most or all of the 2026 season, so any acceleration of his rehab would materially improve the Bears’ offensive-line outlook.
- Projected starter Braxton Jones has missed multiple training-camp practices with an unspecified injury and has no timetable, which has forced Jedrick Wills Jr. and Kiran Amegadjie to rotate with first-team reps.
- Rookie receiver Zavion Thomas left practice with knee soreness and is described as likely day-to-day while Luther Burden III will miss the preseason with a strained groin but is expected to be available for the regular-season opener.
- If Trapilo can return this year he would stabilize the blind-side spot and reduce pressure to add outside help, while the team’s short-term choices in camp and the preseason will shape the roster decision at left tackle.