Two players didn’t join the Bears on their trip to London.
As their plane took off for the nearly eight-hour flight, the Bears announced Thursday evening that receiver Taylor Gabriel (concussion) and outside linebacker Ted Larsen (knee) didn’t travel with the team and have been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders.
That means quarterback Mitch Trubisky (shoulder), defensive lineman Akiem Hicks (right knee) and linebacker Roquan Smith (personal) are en route to London.
Gabriel and Larsen didn’t participate in either of the two practices at Halas Hall this week.
Though Smith and Hicks will be with the team in London, coach Matt Nagy was reluctant to say whether they would play in Sunday’s game against the Raiders.