1:50pm: Johnson will indeed need surgery, NFL insider Jordan Schultz reports. He adds a return could take place late in the campaign but there is a strong chance Johnson will be out for the remainder of the season. Fellow corner Terell Smith has already been lost to a torn patellar tendon suffered during the preseason. Chicago’s setup in the secondary will be worth monitoring given this latest blow dealt to the unit.
12:57am: Jaylon Johnson made his season debut yesterday but was unable to finish the game. The Bears’ top cornerback is now in position to miss an extended period. 
Johnson missed training camp as well as Chicago’s season opener while recovering from a groin injury. During the second quarter of the team’s blowout loss against the Lions, he reaggravated the ailment. As a result, ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Courtney Cronin report Johnson is out indefinitely.
The full extent of the injury is unknown at this point. Surgery could be on the table, depending on what further testing reveals. In any event, losing Johnson for an extended stretch will deal a notable blow to the Bears’ defense. The unit struggled mightily with and without him on Sunday, and being shorthanded in the secondary will be an unwelcomed development as the team looks to recover from its 0-2 start.
Johnson is in his sixth NFL season, each of which have come as a member of the Bears. The 26-year-old received the franchise tag last offseason to prevent a potential free agent departure. Johnson later signed a four-year, $76MM deal ensuring his status as a foundational member of the team’s secondary. He earned a second straight Pro Bowl nod last season but missed considerable time during the summer in advance of the current campaign.
Johnson was activated from the PUP list during roster cutdowns, allowing for him to return within the first four weeks of the season. The former second-rounder managed to do so, but after a brief spell on the field he will be sidelined for a notable stretch. Slot corner Kyler Gordon – who landed a lucrative new deal this spring – has yet to play this year, so Johnson’s absence could be particularly troublesome if Gordon remains unavailable for Week 3.
Chicago allowed a fourth-quarter comeback against the Vikings in Week 1 before surrendering 52 points against the Lions yesterday. Improvements on defense will be sought out over the coming weeks, and the team’s secondary will be a unit worth watching closely. Johnson will not be part of the Bears’ efforts to take a needed step forward for at least the time being, though.
This team was dead in the water before the season started and is worse now. Cobbling together a group of individuals from other places and hiring the flavor of the month rarely works. Yet Bears fans convinced themselves this was a division contender. 😂😂😂
Delusional vs Realist fans. A lot of the realistic fans have stopped believing the hype especially after how last season turned out. Last season put a lot of foul tastes in people’s mouths.
Hind sight is 20/20. I kind of expected the offense to struggle a bit because they had no game reps to speak of and that’s the big thing an offense needs. The defense is a mystery. After playing well for 3 quarters last week they were obviously gassed in the 4th quarter so are they in shape? They were basically non existent against the Lions. Trapillo and Amegedjie weren’t even active and it seems this would have been a good place to get them some reps in a real game. Not really sure what the plan is right now but I have faith that Johnson will get it together at some point but we have to realize it’s gonna take some time. Where’s Turner? Why are slugs like Homer on return IR? Do they really think he’s going to help? Why isn’t Wheeler still here he was their best back all pre season and he’s not even on the practice squad? Lot’s of strange personnel decisions going on. And what’s with the pre snap penalties? They can’t even figure that out. Maybe that OLine coach they keep raving about and all that either.