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The Bears got some encouraging news on the injury front when head coach Matt Nagy announced that rookie offensive tackle Teven Jenkins would be making his return to practice on Monday.
Jenkins missed all of training camp with a back injury that required surgery. He started the season on injured reserve, and Nagy was hopeful that Jenkins would be able to return at some point this season. Now, that’s a real possibility.
Jenkins began a 21-day window to return from IR on Monday, and he could see the field as soon as next week. But with Jason Peters and fellow rookie Larry Borom holding the fort down at left tackle and right tackle, respectively, the question becomes where does Jenkins factor in?
According to offensive line coach Juan Castillo, the Bears plan on alternating Jenkins between left and right tackle during practice. Jenkins got reps at left tackle during Monday’s practice, which is a position he’s becoming more comfortable at after playing right tackle at Oklahoma State.
Bears offensive line coach Juan Castillo said the team plans to alternate Teven Jenkins between left and right tackle during practice.
Jenkins worked at left tackle today, which he has told Castillo is now his more comfortable position despite playing right tackle in college.
— Chris Emma (@CEmma670) November 15, 2021
That of course doesn’t answer the question about how he sees the field during a game given Peters has been solid at left tackle and Borom projects to be the team’s right tackle of the future.
But that’s something we’ll see play out over the next few weeks as the Bears hope to see what they’ve got in their second-round rookie left tackle of the future.
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