Overview
- The Bears designated CB Jaylon Johnson, QB Case Keenum, WR Jahdae Walker and RB Ian Wheeler to the non-football injury list as training camp opened on July 19.
- NFL rules bar these players from practice while they remain on NFI status, but they continue to count against the 90-man roster.
- Details on the nature and extent of each player’s injury have not been released, creating uncertainty around Chicago’s early defensive planning.
- Head coach Ben Johnson and GM Ryan Poles will brief the media Tuesday at Halas Hall to outline recovery timelines and roster adjustments.
- Johnson, who signed a four-year, $76 million deal last offseason, started all 17 games last season with two interceptions and eight passes defended, making his availability vital to the secondary.