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Gordon has been dealing with a hamstring injury this season and has appeared in just two games as a result. The fourth-year corner will join Jaylon Johnson in returning to the Bears’ secondary ahead of Week 13’s game against the Eagles, and is coming off a 2024 campaign in which he earned his highest PFF coverage grade of 76.0 while allowing just 472 yards and one touchdown on 57 targets while breaking up six passes.

Neither did Ruben Hyppolite (shoulder), LB Noah Sewell (elbow), or CB Tyrique Stevenson (hip) on the estimated report. The good news is that Kyler Gordon and Jaylon Johnson, both on IR, practiced in full on Tuesday. Still, down several linebackers, this could be a smash spot for the struggling Saquon Barkley on Black Friday.

Bears slot CB Kyler Gordon (hamstring) and S Jaquan Brisker (shoulder) are also questionable to play. All three players practiced fully on Friday, but the team will be cautious here. Both Johnson and Gordon were placed on injured reserve due to injuries suffered in training camp, and Johnson required core muscle surgery to correct his groin issue.

Johnson underwent core muscle surgery earlier this season and was placed on injured reserve, along with slot CB Kyler Gordon, who aggravated a hamstring strain suffered in August. Since last Friday, the Bears have designated both players to return. Gordon and No. 2 perimeter CB Tyrique Stevenson (hip/calf) remain limited at practice, but the unit’s health is significantly improving.

Gordon will return to practice this week. Chicago has 21 days to activate him from injured reserve. Gordon aggravated a lingering hamstring issue early in the year and has been sidelined since Week 2. Both he and fellow defensive back Jaylon Johnson are practicing this week. The Bears could be getting healthy on defense just as they attempt to make a playoff push.

For the second straight week, Swift will suit up on game day after a trio of limited practice sessions. The Bears’ starting running back totaled 13 carries and three targets despite playing through a quad injury last week. He’s caught three passes in every game this season. Fantasy managers should expect 15 or so touches for him against the Raiders today. He’s a back-end RB2. The Bears declared CB Kyler Gordon, DT Grady Jarrett, LB TJ Edwards, RT Darnell Wright, TE Colston Loveland, DT Chris Williams and QB Case Keenum inactive for Week 4 against the Raiders. Loveland’s absence does not alter TE Cole Kmet’s projected workload enough to put Kmet on the TE1 radar.

It’s unclear why the Bears have not yet placed Johnson on injured reserve, but that could occur on Saturday. The star cornerback is expected to undergo surgery after suffering what is believed to be a season-ending groin injury. Bears slot CB Kyler Gordon, LB T.J. Edwards and backup CB Jaylon Jones are all sidelined by hamstring injuries. Bears DL Grady Jarrett (knee) was removed from the injury report and will play in Week 3, but the Cowboys should be able to pass and run as they please against this depleted unit.

He’s been listed with this hamstring since the very start of the season and left Week 2’s game against the Lions with the listing — it’s possible he re-aggravated it. Ruben Hyppolite II would be in line for extra work if Edwards can’t play, with Noah Sewell likely becoming the other main linebacker. Kyler Gordon (hamstring) also remained out of practice on Thursday.

Gordon missed last week’s game with the same hamstring injury. The Bears also lost cornerback Jaylon Johnson to a season-ending injury in that contest, potentially leaving them severely undermanned in the secondary heading into Week 3. Expect Dak Prescott and the Cowboys to have no issues lighting up the scoreboard in a likely shootout with Chicago this week.

Bears slot CB Kyler Gordon (hamstring), unfortunately, remains sidelined. Johnson should be good to go for Week 2 against the Lions at this point. We should find out soon if Johnson is truly back to full health when he is asked to cover Detroit speedster Jameson Williams. Gordon’s likely absence is significant for Lions slot receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown.