It appears that the Chicago Bears didn’t escape without any significant injury after all following Sunday’s bloodbath of injuries in Week 2.
Defensive tackle John Jenkins suffered a ligament tear in his thumb against the New York Giants, which he was able to play through. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Jenkins is expected to miss several games and could be placed on injured reserve.
The Bears didn’t take long to find Jenkins’ replacement as they’ve signed defensive tackle Daniel McCullers off the Steelers practice squad, according to Draft Diamonds.
#Bears veteran DT John Jenkins suffered a ligament tear in his thumb in Sunday’s game and played through it, source said. He’s now out several games & may be placed on IR. Meanwhile, Chicago signed DT Daniel McCullers off the #Steelers practice squad, as @DraftDiamonds reported.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 24, 2020
Jenkins was splitting reps with Bilal Nichols at nose tackle for the Bears against the Giants, and now McCullers figures to serve a similar role.
McCullers is a mammoth of a football player standing at 6’7” and 348 pounds. He’s appeared in 73 games, including three starts for the Steelers, where he’s totaled 41 total tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 9 QB hits and 2.5 sacks.