The Chicago Bears have operated with a crippled limb all season. That is how significant the injuries have been. Left tackle Braxton Jones was never healthy and is back on IR. T.J. Edwards and Kyler Gordon have battled multiple setbacks all season. Dayo Odeyingbo tore his Achilles and Shemar Turner his ACL. Both are done for the year. Yet the biggest loss has unquestionably been Jaylon Johnson, their star cornerback. He’s missed all but one game this year, and some wondered if he’d be able to get back. Ben Johnson officially put that mystery to bed.
News broke that the Bears activated the 21-day practice window for Jaylon on Friday. Johnson confirmed this during his press conference. That means he will resume practicing on Monday. From there, it becomes a question of how he and the Bears feel about his preparation and conditioning. Based on the timeline, it is likely he would be ready for the big December 7th matchup against the Green Bay Packers. However, if things go well, he could even return in time for what could be Chicago’s last battle against Aaron Rodgers when Pittsburgh comes to town on the 23rd.
The #Bears have activated the 21-day practice window for DB Jaylon Johnson.
— Bears Communications (@BearsPR) November 14, 2025
Bears head coach Ben Johnson: "We could potentially have some reinforcements coming between when we get T.J. (Edwards) back, when we get Jaylon (Johnson) back, when we get Kyler (Gordon) back. Those are three guys going into the season you had a lot of high hopes for and what…
— Chris Emma (@CEmma670) November 14, 2025