The cascading effect of Coby Bryant's injury leaves Bears more problems to solve
<p>In an austere offseason, <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/08/03/bears-s-coby-bryant-carted-off-from-practice-with-apparent-knee-injury" target="_blank" >Coby Bryant</a> was the splurge.</p><p></p><p>The <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears" target="_blank" >Bears</a> bet big on him, letting all-pro safety Kevin Byard and four-year starter Jaquan Brisker leave this offseason and giving him a three-year, $40 million deal.</p><p></p><p>The safety had been where the Bears want to go — the Super Bowl. He had what Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen decided they needed most — speed.
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<p>In an austere offseason, <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/08/03/bears-s-coby-bryant-carted-off-from-practice-with-apparent-knee-injury" target="_blank" >Coby Bryant</a> was the splurge.</p><p></p><p>The <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears" target="_blank" >Bears</a> bet big on him, letting all-pro safety Kevin Byard and four-year starter Jaquan Brisker leave this offseason and giving him a three-year, $40 million deal.</p><p></p><p>The safety had been where the Bears want to go — the Super Bowl. He had what Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen decided they needed most — speed. And his addition made the Bears more comfortable drafting a first-round safety, Dillon Thieneman, to pair with him.</p><p></p><p>It took less than an hour of first day of padded practice Monday for all that to crumble. Bryant hyperextended his left knee, suffering a bone bruise and a small break that will keep him out 8-10 weeks.</p><p></p><p>The cascading effect of the injury gives the Bears a problem to solve.
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- <p>In an austere offseason, <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/08/03/bears-s-coby-bryant-carted-off-from-practice-with-apparent-knee-injury" target="_blank" >Coby Bryant</a> was the splurge.</p><p></p><p>The <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears" target="_blank" >Bears</a> bet big on him, letting all-pro safety Kevin Byard and four-year starter Jaquan Brisker leave this offseason and giving him a three-year, $40 million deal.</p><p></p><p>The safety had been where the Bears want to go — the Super Bowl. He had what Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen decided they needed most — speed.
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The cascading effect of Coby Bryant's injury leaves Bears more problems to solve
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