The Chicago Bears will be without starting linebacker T.J. Edwards against the New York Giants on Sunday after he had surgery this week on his hand.

Bears head coach Ben Johnson announced Friday that Edwards had surgery to repair a break he suffered in his hand against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday . Edwards had missed practice all week with both a hand and hamstring injury. He’ll need to play with a cast on his hand, but Johnson didn’t think he’d need to go on injured reserve.

It hasn’t been a healthy season for Edwards, who’s missed three games so far because of a hamstring injury. Johnson confirmed that Edwards is still dealing with that same hamstring injury that kept him out earlier in the year.

“The hand’s not going to hold him back,” Johnson said. “That’s something that

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