After losing Eddie Goldman for the year, as he opted out of the season, the Chicago Bears have gotten even thinner on nose tackle with their latest injury. The Bears have placed defensive tackle John Jenkins on injured reserve with a thumb injury, the team announced Thursday.
Jenkins suffered a torn ligament in his thumb against the New York Giants last Sunday, an injury that he played through, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
The Bears didn’t wait long to sign his replacement, promoting nose tackle Daniel McCullers off the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad to their 53-man roster.
We have officially placed DT John Jenkins on IR with a thumb injury and signed NT Daniel McCullers off the Steelers’ practice squad.@Hyundai | #DaBears
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) September 24, 2020
In two games with the Bears this season, Jenkins recorded two tackles against the Detroit Lions. This was Jenkins’ second stint with the Bears, after he played in eight games with one start for the Bears in 2017, where he recorded eight tackles.
Jenkins must remain on injured reserve for three weeks, which means he won’t be eligible to return until Week 6 against the Carolina Panthers on Oct. 18.