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Analyzing Bears’ final injury report for Week 4 against Giants

Key veterans missed Wednesday’s practice

The Chicago Bears (2-1) released their final injury report ahead of Sunday’s matchup against the New York Giants (2-1), where Chicago will be looking to win their fourth straight against New York.

Injuries are starting to pile up for the Bears, where they’ll be without a few key starters heading into Sunday’s game. But there is good news as rookie receiver Velus Jones Jr. looks poised to finally make his NFL debut and linebacker Roquan Smith is full-go.

We’re breaking down the Bears’ final injury report heading into Sunday’s matchup:

Out

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CB Jaylon Johnson (quad)
RB David Montgomery (ankle)
LB Matt Adams (hamstring)
S Dane Cruikshank (hamstring)
TE Ryan Griffin (Achilles)

The Bears will be without Jaylon Johnson for the second straight game as he nurses a quad injury. He didn’t practice all week and has been ruled out. That means it’ll be Kindle Vildor and Kyler Gordon holding things down. David Montgomery suffered an ankle injury in last week’s win, and he’s been ruled out of this game with an ankle injury. The run game will be in capable hands with Khalil Herbert in Montgomery’s absence. Meanwhile, Matt Adams, Dane Cruikshank and Ryan Griffin will also miss their second straight game.

Questionable

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WR Velus Jones Jr. (hamstring)
DE Robert Quinn (illness)
K Cairo Santos (personal)
LB Sterling Weatherford (ankle)

It looks like rookie wideout Velus Jones Jr. will make his NFL debut on Sunday. After missing three games with a hamstring injury — suffered back in preseason — Jones has an opportunity to breathe some life into the offense and special teams in the return game. Robert Quinn was limited on Friday with an undisclosed illness, and he’s officially questionable for Sunday. Cairo Santos has missed the last two practices due to a personal reason, and the Bears brought in three kickers for a tryout on Friday. The hope is he’ll be able to go, but they’ll have a contingency plan in place. Sterling Weatherford is also questionable.

Removed from injury report

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LB Roquan Smith

Roquan Smith is a full-go for Sunday’s game without a game designation. After being a limited participant on Wednesday and Thursday, Smith was a full participant on Friday as he deals with a quad injury. The Bears will be looking for another big…

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