Bears rookie OT Teven Jenkins is returning to practice this week

Bears rookie OT Teven Jenkins will start his three-week window to return from injured reserve this week.

After a long wait, Bears second-round rookie offensive tackle Teven Jenkins is making his long-awaited return.

Bears head coach Matt Nagy announced that Jenkins will begin practicing this week, beginning his three-week window for return from injured reserve.

Jenkins missed all of training camp with a back injury that required surgery. Nagy had remained hopeful at the time that Jenkins would be able to return at some point this season, and it’s looking like that’s going to happen sooner rather than later at this point.

The Bears have envisioned Jenkins as their left tackle of the future, so it’ll be interesting to see how they integrate him on offense given Jason Peters has been doing a great job at left tackle since joining the team this offseason.

“We’re excited to get him out there,” Nagy said about Jenkins.

Nagy also announced that safety Deon Bush will open his 21-day window to return from IR. Bush suffered a quad injury against the Packers in Week 6, and he’s missed the required three games.

[listicle id=488534]