On Saturday, the Chicago Bears placed four players on the Active/Non-Football Injury list: cornerback Jaylon Johnson, quarterback Case Keenum, running back Ian Wheeler, and undrafted free agent wide receiver Jahdae Walker.
The NFI is for players who are unable to practice due to an illness or injury that occurred outside of the team’s football activities. Chicago hasn’t announced any specifics on these four players, but my guess is it’ll likely be a short-term thing. Wheeler injured his knee last preseason and spent all last year on injured reserve, but he was an offseason workout participant.
While on the NFI list, these four players count towards the 90-man offseason roster, and they can be removed from the list at any time.
No news thus far on the three known injured Bears, left tackle Braxton Jones, reserve offensive lineman Ryan Bates, and rookie tight end Colston Loveland, but if something is announced, we’ll share it here at WCG.