The Chicago Bears will release RB Tarik Cohen with an injury designation. He has not passed a physical due to knee injuries and setbacks stemming from the 2020 season.

Cohen expects to be ready for the 2022 season, and the hope is he latches on to another team and stays healthy. He has shown the ability to succeed as a pass catcher and on special teams.

Bears don’t believe RB David Montgomery tore his ACL.

Related players: Damien Williams, Tarik Cohen, Khalil Herbert

Certainly good news, at least for now, but the team is doing further testing Monday to determine the extent of the injury, per Schefter's source. Williams looks like he would log the most work assuming Monty misses some time and is a must pick-up this week if he's on your wire. With Cohen out, Herbert would be next up.

Bears RB Tarik Cohen transferred to reserve/PUP list meaning he will miss at least the first 6 games of the season.

Related players: David Montgomery, Damien Williams

Back in early August we reported there was no exact time frame for Cohen's return, but HC Matt Nagy suggested it would more like weeks vs. days. Turns out it will be several more weeks. Montgomery and Williams should handle a bulk of the work with Cohen out.

No exact time frame as to when RB Tarik Cohen will return, but Matt Nagy suggested more like “weeks away” as opposed to “days away” (from returning).

Related players: David Montgomery, Damien Williams

Also, there's no guarantee he’d be thrown right back into punt returning when he does get back, the tweet went on to say. The Bears will role with Montgomery and Williams, and Williams is certainly capable of at least taking over the third down and pass catching role Cohen usually occupies.

The Bears are fearing they have lost RB Tarik Cohen to a torn ACL during Sunday's win against the Falcons.

Head coach Matt Nagy just about confirmed the news to the media after the game. "Unfortunately, it looks like Tarik Cohen, after we get confirmation, looks like he did end up tearing his ACL," Nagy said. "So that will be a big blow to us there with that, which is unfortunate. So proud of that kid, and he's been really growing." It's terrible for Cohen, who just signed a three-year, $17.25 million extension earlier this month. Cohen suffered the injury during a punt return. After a rash of ACL tears in Week 2, the stretch continued in Week 3. Really sad for a fun back like Cohen. David Montgomery will likely see more work as a result.

Bears RB David Montgomery (groin) was a full participant in Friday's practice and remains questionable for Sunday's game against the Detroit Lions.

Related player: Tarik Cohen

Groin injuries are tough to recover from without rest, and Montgomery is trying to play without much of it. Montgomery cannot be trusted to perform to his fullest potential Week 1.

The Tarik Cohen you saw in 2019 is not the Tarik Cohen you will see in 2020.

This is not based on anything, necessarily, I’ve seen from Cohen over the first week of practice at Halas Hall. Cohen looks fine. He's still quick, he's still fast. He's still Tarik Cohen.

This has everything to do with what I’ve seen from the Bears’ tight ends – plural – so far in training camp.

And if the Bears' tight ends keep this up in the regular season, it'll massively benefit the 25-year-old Cohen.

The story said only two running backs were targeted more out of the slot than Cohen last year (Christian McCaffrey and Austin Ekeler), yet seven running backs had more receiving yards from the slot. Cohen’s 1.09 yards per route run from the slot ranked 39th among running backs; in 2018, Cohen averaged 3.19 yards per route run from the slot, 7th highest. Cohen is obviously a PPR-type back and is likely a later target in drafts for those using the Zero-RB strategy.