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0 Share Newsweek is a Trust Project member See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Chicago Bears made it a priority to revamp their secondary this offseason, which is why they invested $40 million in former Seattle Seahawks defensive back Coby Bryant.
The 27-year-old was brought in to help offset the loss of Chicago’s top three safeties — Kevin Byard, now with the New England Patriots, Jaquan Brisker, now with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and C.J. Gardner-Johnson, now with the Buffalo Bills.
But days into training camp, the Bears got an injury scare with their new star after he was carted off the field during the team’s first full practice in pads on Monday.
“Not good. Coby Bryant just went down grabbing his left knee during a 1-on-1 rep vs Cole Kmet,” Adam Hoge of CHGO posted on X . “He was clearly emotional as he got on a cart under his own power. I’ll caution you that they are on the far fields so a cart is not unusual, but the fact that he was so emotional is concerning.”
Jason Lieser of the Chicago Sun-Times also noted that because Bryant had such a big reaction to the injury is why many are concerned it could be serious.
“About midway through practice, Bryant landed uncomfortably while covering tight end Cole Kmet in a one-on-one drill,” Lieser wrote . “He slammed his helmet down in frustration, and teammates came over to check on him as he grabbed his left knee before he left on a cart.
“Being carted off is not necessarily cause for concern given that the Bears were practicing on the fields farthest from Halas Hall. Any injured player would exit that way. The bigger concern was that it was a non-contact injury and he reacted so emphatically to it.”
Losing Bryant, who was in line to be a team captain in his first season with the Bears, for any amount of time would be a big blow to Chicago’s defensive backfield. The team’s other projected starter is rookie first-round pick Dillon Thieneman. Beyond those two players, Elijah Hicks is the only other experienced safety on Chicago’s roster.
The team has Anthony Johnson Jr., Gervarrius Ownes, and rookie Skyler Thomas, but the trio has a combined 32 tackles, one interception, and one forced fumble across 24 NFL appearances.
Bryant spent the first four years of his career with the Seahawks, totaling 227 tackles, even forced fumbles, two sacks, 17 passes defended, and seven interceptions.
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