Bears slot cornerback Kyler Gordon is already starting the team’s training camp on the active/physically unable to perform list. Just three games last season, two trips to injured reserve, and now this? You gotta wonder what’s going on with this guy.
Gordon’s Costly Soft-Tissue Battle
This isn’t a new issue for Gordon. Last season was brutal for him, battling groin, hamstring, and calf injuries that kept him off the field. And get this: his injury problems apparently just rolled right into the offseason program! A reported soft-tissue injury already forced him off the field during workouts. Remember that three-year, $40 million extension he inked in April 2025? That kind of money for a player who can’t stay healthy is a tough pill to swallow for Chicago fans. This guy needs to be on the field, not the injury list, especially with that kind of commitment.
More Bears on the Sidelines
It’s not just Gordon either. The Bears made a bunch of other moves, putting linebacker T.J. Edwards on the non-football injury list. This dude fractured a fibula in the postseason but was back practicing in the offseason program, only to pick up a minor muscle strain now. Ian Rapoport from NFL Media says it shouldn’t sideline him long, which is *some* relief, I guess. But still, it’s not ideal. And the list keeps growing! Keyshaun Elliott is on active/PUP with a quad issue, Noah Sewell has an Achilles problem, offensive lineman Ozzy Trapilo is dealing with a left knee, and defensive lineman Shemar Turner has a knee injury too. That’s a whole lot of guys starting camp sidelined.
This is not how you want to kick off the season. These are core players, and seeing them on the PUP or NFI list *already* sets the team back. You gotta hope those “minor” issues actually stay minor, but for Gordon, this is a serious pattern that has to worry the entire organization about his long-term availability.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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