The Chicago Bears have struggled in previous years with injuries. During the majority of John Fox's run as the head coach of the team the organization was constantly putting players on injured reserve. Under new head coach Matt Nagy there have been a couple injury hiccups along the way for the team, but the Bears have stayed relatively healthy this offseason. As the Bears prepare to take on the Green Bay Packers in Week 1 at Lambeau Field, only a couple names were present on Chicago's final injury report of the week. After undergoing practice on Friday, here are the names that appeared on Chicago's injury report with their designation for Sunday's game SS DeAndre Houston-Carson (Did Not Practice) - Out TE Daniel Brown (Limited) - Doubtful OL Kyle Long (rest day) - Expected to play The fact that Chicago's list this week has been so short is a good sign for this Sunday night's game. Long listed as having the day off should not come as a surprise. The Bears have eased him back onto the field this offseason following injury concerns the last two years. He is expected to be good to go for Week 1 against the Packers. Seeing Houston-Carson as a DNP should come as no surprise. The young safety broke his arm against the Denver Broncos in the preseason and he has also been dealing with a back injury this week. The Bears appear optimistic he will be able to return relatively soon since they did not place him on injured reserve to begin the year. A sixth-round pick out of William & Mary in 2016, Houston-Carson saw action in eight games as a rookie. He finished that season with just two tackles and saw the majority of his work on special teams. Last year he was waived before the start of the season and was eventually placed on the practice squad. He was added to the 53-man roster a couple weeks into the season and eventually saw action in 11 games. During that time he recorded 10 tackles and two forced fumbles. He saw a total of 16 snaps on defense, with his seven snaps against Baltimore being the most he played all season. He also played 193 snaps on special teams, proving to be a solid contributor on that unit last year. The hope was for Houston-Carson to secure one of the backup jobs at the safety position and be a stalwart on special teams for the second year in a row. As of now, the team is taking it slowly with him. Brown was limited due to a shoulder ailment all week and likely will not play on Sunday. He is one of four tight ends currently on the roster along with Trey Burton, Dion Sims and Ben Braunecker. Don't miss a single snap of the Bears season opener! Here's how to catch the game The good news for the Bears is that Khalil Mack, Roquan Smith, Leonard Floyd and Aaron Lynch all practiced at full capacity this week. Mack was acquired by the team last weekend, while Smith, Floyd and Lynch had been previously dealing with injuries. After wrapping up practice on Friday the Bears will head to Green Bay on Saturday for their Sunday Night Football tilt against the Packers in Week 1.<doc-sep>CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 22: Leonard Floyd #94 of the Chicago Bears walks off of the field after the Bears defeated the Carolina Panthers 17-3 at Soldier Field on October 22, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) Chicago Bears Week One: How much will Roquan Smith play? by Parker Hurley The Chicago Bears posted their first injury report of the season. It was not long on names Heading into the start of the regular season there were plenty of questions surrounding some of the bigger names on the team. Allen Robinson, Khalil Mack and Roquan Smith did not take a single snap in the preseason. While Mack and Smith are healthy, they are both ending holdouts of differing variety. Mack is a trusted veteran while Smith is a rookie. Smith came back to practice but tweaked a hamstring early into the process and did not practice for three weeks to close camp. Robinson was coming back from an ACL injury, but has had good reports all summer. Even Leonard Floyd had his hand issue. Today, we found out that all the big names were suited up and participated fully. Bears ILB Roquan Smith (hamstring) fully practiced today. In fact, Bears have only two players on the injury report.S DeAndre Houston-Carson (forearm/back) DNP and TE Daniel Brown (right shoulder) was limited. That's why they sat the starters Aug. 25. — Rich Campbell (@Rich_Campbell) September 5, 2018 Daniel Brown injured his shoulder playing in Week Four of the preseason. We also knew about Houston-Carson, and that he would likely miss the first couple of games to start the season. With that in mind, there is nothing major to fear with this injury report. The Chicago Bears kept Ben Braunecker as a fourth tight knowing that they needed his depth. He may end up seeing a handful of offensive snaps on Sunday. If Brown does not practice tomorrow you would likely rule him out. Houston-Carson is going to be out, and the team is going to roll with three safeties to enter the season. However, if that is as bad as the injury report gets, you have to like the Bears chances.<doc-sep>The Green Bay Packers have released their latest injury report, but nothing new has developed since Wednesday. Once again, the team listed only three players, with rookie linebacker Oren Burks still limited with a shoulder injury. Burks, whom the Packers selected in the third round, projects as a mainstay of the pass defense this season. However, he hurt his shoulder during the pregame warm-ups during Green Bay’s third preseason game and has remained limited in practice since. With just three days separating the team from the season opener, it looks increasingly doubtful that Burks will make his regular-season debut Sunday night against the Chicago Bears. If he can’t, recently acquired linebackers Antonio Morrison or Korey Toomer would most likely take his place in the base defense. Elsewhere, fellow rookie linebacker James Crawford remains limited with a hamstring injury. Crawford became a surprise survivor of final cuts as a contributor on special teams. He might have seen some action on defense as well given Burks’ expected absence. And yet again, second-year safety Josh Jones did not participate in practice due to his ankle. Jones fell behind Kentrell Brice for the starting safety job opposite Ha Ha Clinton-Dix and never quite recovered. Find the Packers’ full injury report below: DNP · S Josh Jones (ankle) Limited · LB Oren Burks (shoulder) · LB James Crawford (hamstring)<doc-sep>
The Chicago Bears are entering week 1 in good shape in the injury department. They only have one player ruled out, backup safety DeAndre Houston-Carson. Tight end Daniel Brown has been officially ruled doubtful. Houston-Carson hasn’t practiced since he broke his arm a couple weeks ago, but the injury report also lists him with a back injury. Brown was limited in practice this week, but he’s been nursing a shoulder injury for a couple weeks now. These are the only two Bears’ with an injury designation for Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers. Starting offensive guard, Kyle Long, was held out of practice today, but that was just a veteran day of rest for the 29-year old. Rookie inside linebacker Roquan Smith had no limitations all week and should be ready to play some on Sunday Night. The same goes for outside linebacker Leonard Floyd, who has been practicing all week with a club on his broken hand. Floyd will likely start, whereas Smith may backup Nick Kwiatkoski. Newcomer Khalil Mack also practiced with no restrictions all week, but head coach Matt Nagy is playing it coy with his playing time projections. “There’s a good shot, good shot of him playing.” Nagy said. “We just don’t know how much.” Outside linebacker Aaron Lynch, who missed most of the offseason with a hamstring injury, was also a full participant all week for the Bears. For the Packers, they list linebackers Oren Burks (shoulder) and James Crawford (hamstring) as questionable. Safety Josh Jones has been ruled out.