Amid a recent NFL Network report that offensive tackle Teven Jenkins is on the trading block, Bears offensive coordinator Luke Getsy said the “super talented” Jenkins will join the battle for either starting tackle position when he returns from an unspecified injury.
That’s the Bears story and they’re sticking to it.
Jenkins, a second-round draft pick (39th overall) in 2021, was not on the field and missed his seventh consecutive practice Friday. Since general manager Ryan Poles and head coach Matt Eberflus replaced Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy, Jenkins has been demoted to second-team right tackle in the offseason program, opened training camp as a back-up on July 27, and then has been out with the mysterious injury that might or might not be related to the back injury he came to camp with — and led to surgery —last season.