Disappointing Update on Cody Whitehair's Injury
Bears left guard Cody Whitehair will miss «some time» with a knee injury, coach Matt Eberflus announced Monday. Eberflus did not elaborate on whether the team will place Whitehair on injured reserve, but it seems likely.
The starting left guard and the longest-tenured lineman was initially listed as doubtful to return to Sunday's game. However, he never made his way back onto the playing field, leaving the game with a knee injury that left Chicago to roll with Lucas Patrick at left guard, Sam Mustipher at center, and Teven Jenkins playing right guard. We need to get used to that combination.
Indeed, Lucas Patrick will replace Whitehair at left guard, with Braxton Jones at left tackle, Sam Mustipher at center, Teven Jenkins at right guard and Larry Borom at right tackle.
Whitehair joined the Bears in 2016 and has made 99 starts at several positions along the line. His two missed starts came in 2020 when he sat out one game with a calf injury and another on the COVID-19 reserve list.
