The Chicago Bears are making another signing just one day after suffering another linebacker injury in Week 12’s win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
According to the team’s official transaction wire, the Bears signed former Washington Commanders fifth-round linebacker Dominique Hampton to their practice squad in a series of roster moves meant to bolster their practice squad on Monday, November 24.
Hampton was a 2024 fifth-round pick for the Commanders who fluctuated between safety and linebacker in his first NFL training camp before settling into the latter role. While he made their initial 53-man roster, though, he wound up playing only six total snaps — all on special teams — and was active for only a single game as a rookie.
The Bears also placed tight end Nikola Kalinic — whom they signed on November 22 — on the injured reserve/practice squad list and signed defensive end Jeremiah Martin and tight end Qadir Ismail to fill the remaining two open spots on their practice squad.
The Bears (8-3) will next face the Philadelphia Eagles (8-3) at 3 p.m. ET on Friday, November 28 for a special Black Friday kickoff in Week 13.
Bears LB Ruben Hyppolite Injured in Win Over Steelers
The Bears had plenty of linebacker problems coming into Week 12’s matchup with the Steelers, having ruled out all three of their top starters — Tremaine Edmunds, T.J. Edwards and Noah Sewell — with injuries that sidelined them all week in practice.
It didn’t take long for them to find another one in Sunday’s first half, though.
Early in the first quarter, Bears fourth-round rookie linebacker Ruben Hyppolite II took a shot to his shoulder on contact with Steelers running back Jaylen Warren that left him down on the field for a period of time while the team’s medical staff attended to him.
Hyppolite eventually came out of the game and was deemed to have a shoulder injury, one that kept him sidelined for the remainder of the Bears’ 31-28 victory.
Bears head coach Ben Johnson did not have any updates on Hyppolite in the postgame or the following morning when he spoke with reporters, but the team will release its first injury report on November 25 as they dive into a short week against the Eagles.
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