It was a rough opening to the 2025 NFL season for the Chicago Bears , who lost on Monday night at home to the divisional rival Minnesota Vikings despite being the better team for the majority of the game. The loss marked the beginning of the Ben Johnson era , which didn't get off to the great start that so many had been hoping for all offseason.

Adding insult to injury, the Bears didn't make it through the game unscathed from a health perspective either, as wide receiver DJ Moore suffered an injury late in the game, and cornerback Jaylon Johnson didn't play due to his own ailment.

However, on Wednesday, the team got a relatively optimistic update on those two players.

“Ben Johnson used the word ‘hopeful' to describe the injury statues of T.J. Edwards and Jaylon Johnson and whe

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