Team news: Chicago Bears

Sources: RB D’Andre Swift and the Chicago Bears have reached agreeement on a 3-year, $33.75 million extension that includes $27.5M guaranteed. This is now Swift’s third NFL contract. Trevon Smith and David Mulugheta of Athletes First and the Bears just wrapped up the deal with the regular season’s start looming.

Related Players: Kyle Monangai, Roschon Johnson

The extension does not alter Swift’s immediate outlook, but the guaranteed money reinforces his position atop Chicago’s backfield beyond 2026. Monangai can still earn a complementary role, though the deal creates a considerably higher long-term obstacle to his emergence as the Bears’ lead back.

Rome Odunze is officially questionable with a calf injury after remaining limited throughout the practice week. The receiver said he is “ready to go,” although Bears head coach Ben Johnson acknowledged the team could exercise caution early in a long season.

Related Players: Luther Burden, Kalif Raymond, Zavion Thomas, Jahdae Walker, Colston Loveland

Odunze appears more likely than not to play, but three consecutive limited practices leave some risk of a restricted workload or aggravation. He is a volatile flex at his current ranking. An absence would concentrate Chicago’s passing game around Burden and Loveland, with Raymond, Thomas, and Walker competing for the vacated receiver reps.

The Bears did not practice on Wednesday, so player participation listed on the injury report is an estimation. Just one player was listed as DNP (did not practice): QB Tyson Bagent (back).

Listed as limited were WR Rome Odunze (calf) and OL Ozzy Trapilo (knee).

Related Players: Luther Burden, Kalif Raymond, Zavion Thomas, Colston Loveland

The limited estimate and positive trajectory keep Odunze on track for Sunday, but this is a new soft-tissue injury rather than maintenance related to his foot. An actual limited or full practice Thursday would be reassuring, while a DNP would elevate the concern. Burden and Loveland would be the primary target beneficiaries if Odunze cannot play.

Bears receiver Rome Odunze is dealing with a foot injury, but he may still be able to play in Sunday’s season opener against the Panthers.

Related players: Luther Burden, Kalif Raymond, Zavion Thomas

The story went on to say that HC Ben Johnson told reporters in his Tuesday press conference that Odunze is “more day-to-day right now” after he left last Thursday’s practice early. He added, “I don’t believe he’ll be out there today, but we’re hopeful he’ll be out there on Sunday,” Johnson said. Johnson also said this is a different foot injury than last season's.

Welcome back, Kyle Monangai. D’Andre Swift was also back at practice.

Monangai is back after missing a couple weeks with a hyperextended knee. Swift returns after leaving Thursday’s session due to cramping. Looks like the Bears RB duo will be set to go in Week 1. We rank Swift as a low-end RB2 heading into the season.

In the suboptimal category of the Bears final padded practice of the preseason …

WR Rome Odunze left the field with a trainer in the first hour.

RB D’Andre Swift left in the final stages and appeared to be in significant discomfort as he went inside the shed beside Field 3.
Update: Preliminary indications are that Bears WR Rome Odunze should be all good after leaving today’s practice. Bears breaking for the weekend tonight.

Related Players: Luther Burden, Kalif Raymond, Zavion Thomas, Colston Loveland

The early reassurance and Odunze’s attempt to continue practicing suggest that this was a minor scare, while it was revealed that Swift just had a cramp. Burden would receive the most meaningful target increase if Odunze were unexpectedly limited.

Source: Bears RB Kyle Monangai suffered a hyperextended knee.

Expected to miss multiple weeks.

Related players: D'Andre Swift, Roschon Johnson

Fowler went on to say, per the MRI the outcome is considered positive after a recent practice injury, even though initial reports said he'd be OK. Swift and Johnson will handle the workload until Monangai can come back and reclaim what will likely be his RB2 role before Swift.

Bears RB Kyle Monangai left practice early Sunday with an apparent knee injury.

Update: Monangai is expected to be "fine", per ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Monangai got tangled up with DT Grady Jarrett, who reportedly tackled Monangai from behind and tried to hold up in time as this was a non-padded practice. The two players both went to the ground. Monangai was able to walk off the field, albeit gingerly. We'll wait for more updates. Monangai is expected to share the workload with D'Andre Swift. The Bears also have Roschon Johnson, Brittain Brown and Salved Ahmed on the depth chart.

Luther Burden is expected to miss about a month after suffering a groin injury in practice on Saturday, according to Matt Zenitz of CBS. The Bears’ regular-season opener is a little more than a month away on September 13, which means if all goes according to plan, Burden will be on the field.

This groin injury will be a setback that keeps him off the practice field and out of the preseason, but shouldn’t keep him off the field when the season starts.

The Bears are optimistic Burden can play in Week 1 against the Panthers, which is great news, but we're also a bit away from knowing that for sure. Either way, it seems like Burden will be back early enough in the process to keep his fantasy value in tact as we head toward draft day. Last year Burden caught 47 passes as a rookie and as the story said, Bears head coach Ben Johnson recently praised Burden’s competitiveness and spoke as if he’s expecting a very big season from Burden in year two where he seems set to take on a bigger role in the offense. We agree, and rank Burden 25th among our WRs, giving him lower end WR2 value.

Bears WR Luther Burden left Saturday’s practice early with an apparent leg injury, as he was seen limping to the locker room.

Burden was doing a 1-on-1 drill against cornerback Tyrique Stevenson and the two landed awkwardly in the end zone. The severity of the injury is still unknown as of this writing. Burden is a popular breakout candidate as a second-year player in Ben Johnson’s offense and is currently being drafted as a low-end WR2.