Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson expects to debut in the 2025 season this Sunday when Chicago faces the Detroit Lions, their NFC North rival.
Johnson missed the Bears’ season opener, a 27-24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, while recovering from a groin injury suffered during training in the preseason. The cornerback was placed on the non-football injury list in July and missed the entire training camp. Upon returning to training last week, Johnson appeared on the injury report with an additional calf injury, which, he said, was a byproduct of his rehabilitation work. That was just a little overcompensation for trying to get my groin back to normal, just for my body to collectively recover, and I just had some calf tightness. Johnson underwent extensive training at Soldier Field on Monday before the Bears-Vikings game. Although he was listed as questionable on the injury report, Johnson said the plan was never for him to return against Minnesota.I’ll be fine.
Jaylon Johnson
Johnson fully participated in Wednesday and Thursday’s practices, the same designation received by receiver DJ Moore, who suffered an abdomen and groin injury at the end of the game against Minnesota. Moore collided with two Vikings defenders while running an inside route with 2:16 left in the fourth quarter. The ball immediately came out of Moore’s hands after being hit, and he remained on the ground for several minutes while receiving attention from trainers.I felt good. It was just a workout. For me, just going through the position drills, I felt good doing it.
Jaylon Johnson
I felt like I had been hit by a car. At that moment, I really couldn’t breathe. I got up but I really couldn’t get up. I fell again and couldn’t breathe. I got hit on the side. I’m fine now, though.
DJ Moore
