The final injury report is out for the Chicago Bears and the New Orleans Saints in advance of Sunday’s game in the Windy City, and Chicago’s report was much cleaner than anticipated.
We will get a second consecutive game with Jake Moody kicking, as Cairo Santos was ruled out with that right thigh injury that flared up last week. Also ruled out for the Bears is strong-side linebacker Noah Sewell, who left the last game after a scary friendly fire hit that gave him a concussion. He was a full participant
at today’s practice, but will need to clear all concussion protocol before being allowed to play. If you tuned in to our Bear & Balanced earlier this week, you would have heard Taylor Doll say she texted Sewell’s dad, and that Noah was feeling good after the game.
The Bears list five players as questionable, with defensive end Austin Booker (knee), runing back Travis Homer (calf), and linebacker Amen Ogbongbemiga (knee) all practicing in full today, and all in the midst of their 21-day practice window from injured reserve. Booker and Homer are in the second week of their window, while Amen’s was just opened this week. If the Bears decide to activate any of these three to the 53-man roster, they’d need to make a roster move. I’ve heard they plan to activate Booker.
The other two questionable Bears, defensive tackle Grady Jarrett (knee) and running back D’Andre Swift (groin), were limited at today’s practice. This was Jarrett’s first participation since playing Week 3 against the Cobwoys, so my guess is another week out for him. Head coach Ben Johnson is hopeful Swift can play, and Swift says he’ll play on Sunday.
The injury that wideout DJ Moore sustained, which saw him head to the hospital after the Monday nighter, wasn’t severe enough to stop him from getting in some practice this week. He was limited on Thursday and full today, and he has no official game designation. Also not on the injury list is starting right guard Jonah Jackson, who was a DNP on Wednesday, limited yesterday, but was full today.
The Saints only list two players on their report: corner Isaac Yiadom (hamstring) and defensive tackle John Ridgeway (shoulder), but both practiced in full and are expected to play.
