Bears Clear Jonah Jackson as Final Injury Report Rules Out Two

The Bears enter Thursday's game against New England with right guard Jonah Jackson carrying no injury designation, while running back Kyle Monangai and linebacker Jack Sanborn have been ruled out. Wednesday's final reports also list linebacker T.J. Edwards as doubtful and cornerback Tyrique Stevenson as questionable.

Jackson's status is a significant update after hip and quadriceps issues affected him following Sunday's game in Atlanta. Chicago did not hold a regular practice during the shortened week. Its participation listings were estimates: Jackson progressed from an estimated nonparticipant Monday to limited Tuesday and full Wednesday. Those entries should not be mistaken for three completed practices.

Monangai is out with thumb and toe injuries. Sanborn is out with a concussion. Edwards' designation concerns a hamstring injury, while Stevenson is listed with a hip injury. A questionable designation preserves uncertainty about availability; it does not establish that Stevenson will play.

New England has problems of its own along the offensive line. Guards Alijah Vera-Tucker, with a hamstring injury, and Ben Brown, with a knee injury, are out. The Patriots also ruled out cornerbacks Carlton Davis III, Channing Canada and Karon Prunty.

The injuries affect distinct parts of the matchup. Chicago has confirmation that Jackson has no game-status restriction on the final report, but unresolved defensive availability. New England must replace both listed guards while also managing absences in the secondary. Neither report, by itself, predicts how effectively the replacements will perform.

These are the final Wednesday injury designations, not the official game-day inactive list. That distinction matters on a short week when participation was estimated and some players remain questionable. Any later change should be assessed against the teams' game-day announcements before being treated as settled.

For Chicago, the immediate personnel picture is therefore specific: Jackson has no designation, Monangai and Sanborn will be unavailable, and the statuses of Edwards and Stevenson remain different levels of concern entering the game.