Velus Jones Jr. (Hamstring) Won’t Make His Regular-Season Bears Debut Today

Velus Jones Jr. was the highest-profile addition to the Chicago Bears receivers room this offseason.

A third-round pick from Tennessee, Jones has speed and playmaking upside this offense needs. And after sitting out of the trade market and not diving into the deep end of free agency, the Bears really need him to hit the ground running and be an immeidate contributor.

Unfortunately, a hamstring injury is keeping Jones OUT for today’s game against the San Francisco 49ers. It’s a bummer, to be sure. But it is probably better to keep him off the sloppy, wet track of Soldier Field. Perhaps a bit more rest will have him ready for Week 2 against the Green Bay Packers.

As for the rest of the Bears inactives, here you go:

And, for good measure, what it looks like on the 49ers side of things? Well, they’re late. What a shame. Must still be stuck on Pacific Time.

We’ll have more for you in Pre-Gamin’ closer to kickoff.

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Luis C. Medina, who you can find on Twitter at lcm1986, has been covering the Chicago Bears at Bleacher Nation since 2017. Since then, he has written about 3 head coaches, 5 play-callers, and 11 starting quarterbacks. Previously, Luis wrote about the Cubs and MLB at BN (2015-16) and worked in the Chicago Tribune sports department (2011-16). He also co-hosted a Cubs postgame show, Outside the Ivy, in 2019.

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