The Bears received some great news on Friday. Indeed, Chicago activated left guard Cody Whitehair off injured reserve.
Whitehair missed four games with a knee injury. He practiced Wednesday for the first time since his injury in a Week 4 loss to the Giants, opening a 21-day window to activate him off IR.
«His movement's good; his jumps were good,» coach Matt Eberflus said, via Larry Mayer of the team website. «The strength staff did a nice job of getting him ready to go, and he's looked good in practice.»
Whitehair does not expect to be on a pitch count in his return.
«I feel great,» he said. «It's Week 9 in the season. You're never going to feel 100 percent. But I feel good where I'm at. I'm excited to be back.
«I've played a lot of ball. . . . Getting back on the field and going back to work against a different opponent will be a little bit different, but I feel good where I'm at and I'm ready to work.»