If the Bears are going to bring cornerbacks Jaylon Johnson and Kyler Gordon back from injured reserve for Friday’s game against the Eagles, they need to make a roster move Thursday.
Coach Ben Johnson doesn’t sound interested in tipping his hand until then.
“We’ll know soon enough,” he said.
Both were full participants Wednesday. Tyrique Stevenson, who has a nagging hip injury, did not practice.
Cornerback C.J. Gardner-Johnson might have tipped the Bears’ hand when he called Johnson one of the league’s best cornerbacks and said “he’ll probably get a chance to actually show that, being active this week against a great receiving corps.”
Johnson tore the adductor muscle off his pelvic bone while working out at UNLV in July. He hurt a different part of his groin in Week 2 and had surgery.
Gordon has played in only two games year. He hurt his hamstring days before the Bears season opener and then was put on IR with a calf injury after the Saints game.
Notes
• Johnson wouldn’t say whether a healthy Theo Benedet will get his starting left tackle job back.
Benedet {quad) practiced in full Wednesday. Second-round pick Ozzy Trapilo “did a great job” in his first NFL start Sunday and was a “big reason why we were able to win that game,” Johnson said.
• The Bears’ three starting linebackers remained sidelined: T.J. Edwards (hand/hamstring), Ruben Hyppolite II (shoulder) and Noah Sewell (elbow).
• Defensive tackle Gervon Dexter (hand) was added to the injury report and was limited. Guard Luke Newman (foot) and defensive end Dominique Robinson (concussion) remain out.
• Eagles receiver DeVonta Smith (illness/shoulder/chest) didn’t practice.