The Bears will be impacted by injuries on both sides of the ball for their Monday night matchup in Minneapolis against the Vikings.
With running back D’Andre Swift (groin) listed as questionable and running back Roschon Johnson (concussion) ruled out for a second straight week, the team’s rushing attack will take a hit.
Interim head coach Thomas Brown told reporters he feels “positive” about Swift’s status but the team “will see over the next couple days.”
“D’Andre Swift was limited today,” Brown said. “He did move around some, did some individual, a couple team periods,” Brown said. “We’ll see as the week goes on as far as his availability for the game.”
On the defensive side, tackle Gervon Dexter Sr. (knee) has been ruled out Monday’s game. The second-year pro has started all 13 games for the Bears this season, leads the team with a career-high 5.0 sacks and has added four tackles-for-loss, 16 quarterback hits and two fumble recoveries.
The only other player ruled out for Monday’s contest is guard Ryan Bates (concussion), who will miss his third straight game.
Cornerback Josh Blackwell (shoulder), safety Elijah Hicks (ankle) and running back Travis Homer (head) were all listed on the injury report this week, but practiced in full Friday and do not have injury designations.
