On Thursday, the Bears couldn’t get going on the ground against the Lions, who entered Sunday allowing the second-most rushing yards per game in the league.
After Cam Meredith tore his anterior cruciate ligament in the 2017 preseason, the Bears leaned on slot receiver Kendall Wright, special-teamer Josh Bellamy and kick returner Deonte Thompson at the position.
Allen Robinson — who put together two of the six best receiving seasons in Bears history in 2019 and 2020 — hasn’t practiced since hurting his hamstring on his long fourth-quarter catch against the Steelers.
On the left side, Jason Peters, 39, has been fairly solid protecting Fields’ blind side.
They need to be careful, however: If they play Jenkins before he’s ready — or when he’s markedly worse than Peters or Borom — they run the risk of hurting the offense.
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