Bears' Jaylon Johnson indicates he
might have season-ending groin surgery
[September 16, 2025]
By ANDREW SELIGMAN
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson indicated he
might have season-ending surgery after suffering another groin
injury in the team's blowout loss at Detroit.
“Everything as a whole just needs to get repaired,” Johnson said
Monday in his weekly appearance on WSCR-AM. “I’m kind of just trying
to figure out where I want to go from there. Trying to see what’s
the best option, who’s the best option, what that looks like, the
timeline and things like that. I’m kind of all trying to figure it
out myself.”
Johnson missed training camp, the preseason and the season opener
because of a groin injury. But he said the new injury is in a
different part of that region.
Johnson was hurt breaking up a pass intended for Amon-Ra St. Brown
early in the second quarter of Sunday's 52-21 loss to the Lions. He
stayed on his stomach after lunging to make the play.
“When you put in so much time, put in so much effort, of course it
hurts when you’re looking pretty much for your season to be ended,
and it’s not ideal,” Johnson said. “I put in an extreme amount of
work and preparation.”
Johnson previously injured his groin in what he recently described
as a “freak accident” while working with some receivers in Las Vegas
over the summer. He said he partially tore the adductor muscle from
the pelvic bone, and he did not start practicing until the week
leading up to the season-opening loss to Minnesota.
Though he acknowledged an urgency to play, Johnson dismissed the
idea that he rushed back from the initial injury. Some expected
soreness aside, he felt “really good” in practices and had no
regrets about suiting up against Detroit.
“I felt comfortable playing,” he said. “I definitely pushed myself
good enough. I felt strong.”
Johnson said it’s “tricky” to “give a definitive answer” on a
timeline for his return because he is weighing his options.
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Chicago Bears players check on teammate cornerback Jaylon Johnson
(1) after he was injured during the first half of an NFL football
game in Detroit, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Losing Johnson is a huge issue for the Bears, who
gave up 511 yards against Detroit. The 52 points allowed were three
shy of the franchise record.
“I do see sticky coverage, I see coverability,” coach Ben Johnson
said. “He certainly can anticipate and he knows what’s coming a
majority of the time. He does a great job with the film study. He’s
a good player. He’s a Pro Bowl player for a reason and a guy that
you want on the field for you, particularly when you give up that
many passing yards.”
Jaylon Johnson, in his sixth season, made the Pro Bowl the past two
years. He has six of his seven career interceptions in that span.
The Bears could be missing two more key players on defense when they
host Dallas this week.
Linebacker T.J. Edwards (hamstring) also left the Detroit game after
missing the opener, and cornerback Kyler Gordon sat out his second
game because of a hamstring injury. Ben Johnson said both players
are week to week.
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