US EditionBears' Jaylon Johnson out indefinitely with groin injury: report
Jaylon Johnson's groin injury, aggravated during Week 2 game, likely requires surgery and may sideline the Pro Bowl cornerback for the remainder of the 2025 NFL season.
- Jaylon Johnson, the Chicago Bears' standout cornerback, suffered a groin injury during their game against the Detroit Lions on September 15, 2025, and has been placed on an indefinite absence from the lineup.
- Johnson has been sidelined since missing training camp, the preseason, and the season opener due to a groin injury, which he aggravated again while defending a pass in Week 2.
- The Bears are evaluating whether Johnson will require surgery and how long he will be sidelined, while also dealing with other defensive injuries and a rough start to the 2025 season.
- Johnson, a two-time Pro Bowl cornerback and 2023 second-team All-Pro, secured a $76 million deal lasting four years before the start of the 2024 season and has tallied seven interceptions across 71 games in his career.
- Johnson's indefinite absence likely means he will miss the rest of the regular season, posing a significant setback for the Bears' defense and prompting possible veteran cornerback acquisitions.
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Idaho Press
Bears' Jaylon Johnson indicates he might have season-ending groin surgery
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson indicated he might have season-ending surgery after suffering another groin injury in the team's blowout loss at Detroit.
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier
Herald & ReviewJaylon Johnson indicates surgery is possible after Chicago Bears CB suffers new groin injury
Chicago Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson has a new groin injury, and the team hasn’t determined how much time the two-time Pro Bowl selection might miss.
Bears CB Jaylon Johnson says season 'pretty much ended' by groin injury
Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson is weighing the possibility of season-ending surgery after suffering a groin injury Sunday in the 52-21 loss to the Lions.While coach Ben Johnson kept it vague Monday, Jaylon Johnson said on The Score’s “Spiegel and Holmes” show that it’s a “complex” injury and is related to the one that kept him out of the entire preseason and season opener. It’s a serious concern for a struggling defense.Johnson said he’s grappl…
Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen
Bears bracing for CB Jaylon Johnson to miss extended time
Chicago Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson aggravated the groin injury that limited him in the offseason and is facing an extended absence, which rates as bad news for the NFL's worst defense.
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