Bears $40M free agent signing gets emotional after knee injury, but diagnosis brings sigh of relief

Coby Bryant’s Chicago Bears tenure is not disconnected to the commencement helium wished, arsenic helium was affectional aft being carted disconnected the grooming campy tract during Monday’s practice.

There is simply a agleam broadside to Bryant’s situation, though, contempt needing to miss time.

Bryant was precise upset arsenic helium got himself onto the cart aft suffering a genu injury, expecting the worst conscionable days into his Bears vocation 1 play aft winning the Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks.

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Coby Bryant of the Chicago Bears speaks to media aft minicamp astatine Halas Hall successful Lake Forest, Ill., connected June 10, 2026. (Getty Images)

Bryant was facing choky extremity Cole Kmet during a 1-on-1 drill wherever helium went down and instantly clutched astatine his leg. But Bryant’s wounded got a amended diagnosis than helium initially believed.

It won’t beryllium season-ending for Bryant, arsenic ESPN reported the information volition miss eight-to-10 weeks aft suffering a hyperextended knee, bony bruise and tiny fracture.

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Bryant signed a three-year, $40 cardinal woody to articulation the Bears this offseason, bolstering a secondary that was overhauled pursuing aggregate departures.

He figured to beryllium a mainstay aft proving his worthy with the Seahawks during his rookie deal, wherever helium tallied 7 interceptions and helped his squad triumph the Super Bowl.

Bryant whitethorn not beryllium disposable during Week 1, but since that’s 5 weeks away, helium shouldn’t beryllium gone for agelong erstwhile the regular play yet kicks off.

Cornerback Coby Bryant of the Seattle Seahawks carries the shot during the 2nd 4th of an NFL crippled against the Chicago Bears astatine Soldier Field connected Dec. 26, 2024, successful Chicago, Ill. (Getty Images)

"It ever sucks to see," second-year choky extremity Colston Loveland said astir Bryant’s injury, per the New York Post. "That’s portion of it. You know, he’s tough, he’s a dog. He’s going to beryllium fine."

As Bryant volition onslaught rehab, the Bears’ extent illustration volition beryllium tested. They spent their first-round draught enactment connected Oregon standout information Dillon Thieneman, who was ever considered the team’s starting escaped information adjacent to Bryant. But Cam Lewis, who was astatine slot cornerback aft Kyler Gordon suffered a erstwhile injury, volition apt determination to information to capable the spread there.

Lewis is different escaped cause signee for the Bears, who mislaid Kevin Byard, Jaquan Brisker, Nahshon Wright, C.J. Gardner-Johnson and Jonathan Owens this offseason. Lewis spent the past six seasons with the Buffalo Bills.

Coby Bryant of the Chicago Bears stretches during an OTA offseason workout astatine Halas Hall successful Lake Forest, Ill., connected June 3, 2026. (Getty Images)

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This is the clip of twelvemonth erstwhile teams are hoping for health, but the NFL knows each excessively good that extent determines conscionable however acold a squad goes travel February.

The Bears are feeling that aboriginal on, but they won’t person to spell the full play without a main escaped cause summation during the 2026 NFL season.

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