(670 The Score) Bears nickelback Kyler Gordon has landed back on injured reserve.
Now sidelined with a groin injury, Gordon will be out for the final four games of the regular season. This marks his third leg injury of the season and his second stint on injured reserve this year.
Gordon suffered the groin injury during pregame warmups prior to the Bears' 28-21 loss to the Packers on Sunday at Lambeau Field. He has been limited to just three games this season.
“It’s disappointing," Bears head coach Ben Johnson said. "I wish I had a better feel for the individual, but with him being out as much as he has, I haven’t really gotten to see him on the field and competing and get to know him like I’d like to at this point yet. I do know that the biggest predictor of a soft-tissue injury is having a previous one and he’s kind of in this rut right now that we’re not able to get out of and so we’re going to exhaust all of our resources in and outside of the building to make sure we’re addressing it and doing what we can to get him back and healthy again.”
Gordon, 25, has a troubling history of soft-tissue injuries during his career. The Bears will likely turn back to C.J. Gardner-Johnson or perhaps even Tyrique Stevenson in his place at the slot cornerback position.
In other roster moves Saturday, the Bears elevated running back Brittain Brown and linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin for their game against the Browns on Sunday.
The Bears (9-4) and the Browns (3-10) kick off at noon CT on Sunday at Soldier Field.
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