GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Bears have been wanting fairly wholesome on protection heading into their recreation Sunday towards the Packers — till pre-game warmups.
Nickel cornerback Kyler Gordon was scratched simply earlier than kickoff after hurting his groin whereas warming up and missed his tenth recreation of the season. The Bears performed veteran C.J. Gardner-Johnson, whom they signed in October to fill in for Gordon, in his place. Gardner-Johnson ended the Packers’ opening possession with an interception and set the offense up with the ball on the Inexperienced Bay 36-yard line.
Gordon was out for the primary 4 video games due to a hamstring harm, returned for 2 video games, then missed 5 video games with a calf harm. He got here off injured reserve to play towards the Eagles on Nov. 28 and practiced all week with no points.
It’s been a troublesome season for Gordon after signing a three-year, $40 million contract extension in April that made him one of many highest paid cornerbacks within the NFL. He has performed three video games and has seven tackles and a fumble restoration.
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