For the past six weeks, cornerback Jaylon Johnson was forced into a backseat view of the Chicago Bears’ first training camp under head coach Ben Johnson . He’s hoping to get the firsthand experience this week.

Jaylon Johnson met with reporters Tuesday for the first time since camp started and disclosed that he suffered a groin injury over the offseason that kept him away from practice all of camp. He’s hoping to be cleared to practice Tuesday in order to get ready for the Bears’ season opener against the Minnesota Vikings on Monday.

“I’m doing everything I can to play,” Jaylon Johnson said at Halas Hall in Lake Forest. “I know I had a good workout this morning, so I’m feeling good, probably the best I felt all [training camp], but just trying to do everything I can to be back.”

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