Luther Burden Olamide Zaccheaus Bears Wide Receivers Injuries
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Bears wide receiver Luther Burden III.
The Chicago Bears could be without two of their top four wide receivers because of injuries when they hit the road to take on the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 9.
During Monday’s new conference, Bears head coach Ben Johnson provided updates on second-round rookie wide receiver Luther Burden III and veteran Olamide Zaccheaus after each had exited early from Week 8’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens with an injury.
Burden is dealing with a concussion that knocked him out of Sunday’s game in the third quarter and must now clear the league’s five-step protocol before he can return to the lineup. Meanwhile, Zaccheaus is “day-to-day” with a knee injury entering the week.
The Bears will expectedly give each player the week to see how he responds in practice before making any final decisions about availability against the Bengals, but the door is open for them to head into Sunday’s matchup shorthanded at the receiver position.
In the event one or both cannot play, the Bears could turn to veteran Devin Duvernay or undrafted rookie Jahdae Walker to pick up the slack in the rotation behind starters D.J. Moore — who entered Week 8 without his own injury issue — and Rome Odunze.
The Bears (4-3) will kick off against the Bengals (3-5) at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.