Bears coach Ben Johnson expects DE Montez Sweat, LT Braxton Jones ‘soon,’ but CB Kyler Gordon still 'unknown'
<p><a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears" target="_blank" >Bears</a> coach <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2025/09/01/the-bears-and-their-fans-needed-a-truth-teller-they-got-one-in-new-coach-ben-johnson" >Ben Johnson</a> expects to have starting defensive end Montez Sweat and left tackle Braxton Jones within days. Nickel cornerback Kyler Gordon, meanwhile, is another story.</p><p>When asked how soon Sweat, who got hurt Aug.
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<p><a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears" target="_blank" >Bears</a> coach <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2025/09/01/the-bears-and-their-fans-needed-a-truth-teller-they-got-one-in-new-coach-ben-johnson" >Ben Johnson</a> expects to have starting defensive end Montez Sweat and left tackle Braxton Jones within days. Nickel cornerback Kyler Gordon, meanwhile, is another story.</p><p>When asked how soon Sweat, who got hurt Aug. 6, would be back, Johnson was emphatic in saying, "Sooner, sooner, sooner, like within this week." The Bears will practice at Halas Hall on Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday before a joint practice with the Bengals in Cincinnati on Thursday.</p><p>Johnson said the timetable on Jones, who got hurt the same day but already has been practicing in a limited capacity is, "Same thing."</p><p>Gordon is still on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list with a soft-tissue injury, and that's an ongoing frustration for the Bears. He missed 14 games with three different injuries last season, then got hurt in the recent offseason as well.</p><p>Johnson gave a one-word update on him: "Unknown."</p><p>Gordon has been around the team throughout training camp, but there's never been any clear projection of when he'll be back on the field.
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- <p><a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears" target="_blank" >Bears</a> coach <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2025/09/01/the-bears-and-their-fans-needed-a-truth-teller-they-got-one-in-new-coach-ben-johnson" >Ben Johnson</a> expects to have starting defensive end Montez Sweat and left tackle Braxton Jones within days. Nickel cornerback Kyler Gordon, meanwhile, is another story.</p><p>When asked how soon Sweat, who got hurt Aug.
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Bears coach Ben Johnson expects DE Montez Sweat, LT Braxton Jones ‘soon,’ but CB Kyler Gordon still 'unknown'
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