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It's been a rough week for the Chicago Bears on the injury front, especially after top safety Coby Bryant suffered a leg injury that's expected to sideline him for extended time. Thursday's padded training camp practice saw four more injuries, including to left tackle Braxton Jones.
Jones, who's the front runner to be the starting left tackle, exited Thursday's practice after a set of 1-on-1s against defensive end Austin Booker. He was "visibly frustrated," according to Adam Hoge, and he tried to walk it off before heading inside with trainer Andre Tucker.
But there's good news. According to ESPN's Courtney Cronin, Jones appears to have avoided a significant injury during Thursday's practice.
"The initial belief is that the injury isn't long-term in nature with the base case scenario (after the team gathers more info on the extent) being one where Jones would be considered day to day," Cronin wrote.
With Jones sidelined -- he did not return to practice -- it was Kiran Amegadjie stepping in to work with the first-team offense. Veteran free-agent addition Jedrick Wills Jr. ran with the second-team offense.
Jones signed a one-year deal with Chicago this offseason after Ozzy Trapilo's ruptured patellar tendon suffered during January's wild-card playoff win over the Green Bay Packers. With Trapilo expected to miss most of the 2026 season, the Bears went back to their former three-year starter as insurance while once again holding a competition for the job.
Through one week of training camp, it's clear Jones is the guy. Before Thursday's practice, head coach Ben Johnson sounded confident that the team would be able to finalize the starting left tackle job by next week. And, assuming Jones did in fact avoid serious injury, it sounds like we have a winner.
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Jones, who's the front runner to be the starting left tackle, exited Thursday's practice after a set of 1-on-1s against defensive end Austin Booker. He was "visibly frustrated," according to Adam Hoge, and he tried to walk it off before heading inside with trainer Andre Tucker.
But there's good news. According to ESPN's Courtney Cronin, Jones appears to have avoided a significant injury during Thursday's practice.
"The initial belief is that the injury isn't long-term in nature with the base case scenario (after the team gathers more info on the extent) being one where Jones would be considered day to day," Cronin wrote.
With Jones sidelined -- he did not return to practice -- it was Kiran Amegadjie stepping in to work with the first-team offense. Veteran free-agent addition Jedrick Wills Jr. ran with the second-team offense.
Jones signed a one-year deal with Chicago this offseason after Ozzy Trapilo's ruptured patellar tendon suffered during January's wild-card playoff win over the Green Bay Packers. With Trapilo expected to miss most of the 2026 season, the Bears went back to their former three-year starter as insurance while once again holding a competition for the job.
Through one week of training camp, it's clear Jones is the guy. Before Thursday's practice, head coach Ben Johnson sounded confident that the team would be able to finalize the starting left tackle job by next week. And, assuming Jones did in fact avoid serious injury, it sounds like we have a winner.
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