Windy City Gridiron
As the Chicago Bears prepare for the fourth game of the season against the Las Vegas Raiders, both teams have released their first official injury report for week 4.
The Bears’ injury woes continue, with several starters not practicing on Wednesday. That includes starting RT Darnell Wright, who sat out due to an elbow injury.
Altogether, the five Bears listed as DNP (did not practice) were: LB TJ Edwards (hamstring), DB Kyler Gordon (hamstring), DL Grady Jarrett (knee), TE Colston Loveland (hip), and OL Darnell Wright (elbow).
Practicing in a limited capacity were DB Jaylon Jones (hamstring), TE Cole Kmet (groin), and RB D’Andre Swift (hip).
LB D’Marco Jackson (hamstring) was a full participant.
It’s not surprising to see Edwards and Gordon continued appearances on the injury report. As their injuries have dragged on, it always seemed most likely that they would be out of action until after the week five bye week.
Wright is somewhat of a surprise as a DNP on the list. He injured his elbow during last Sunday’s game against the Cowboys, but he returned to the game. Hopefully this is just a precautionary measure and he’ll be good to go against Las Vegas. Loveland was also injured in the Cowboys game.
Obviously, it’s far from ideal to see the team’s top two TEs on the list, and Jarrett has been a consistent presence on the list for the last few weeks (week one has been the only week this season so far where he was not a DNP on Wednesday).
The Raiders have not released their injury report yet, but we will provide it when they do.
The Bears take on the Raiders this Sunday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. The game takes place at 3:25 p.m. (Chicago time).
