The Chicago Bears announced that they’ve placed TE Zach Miller on injured reserve and promoted TE Ben Braunecker to their active roster on Tuesday.
- The Bears also expected to sign TE Colin Thompson to their practice squad, per Brad Biggs.
The Bears’ practice squad now consists of:
- OL Brandon Greene
- DL Rashaad Coward
- OL Cameron Lee
- WR Mario Alford
- NT Mike Purcell
- DB Doran Grant
- WR Darreus Rogers
- WR Nelson Spruce
- LB Jonathan Anderson
- TE Colin Thompson
Miller sustained a catastrophic injury that required emergency surgery to repair a torn popliteal artery and was just recently released from the hospital.