Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson to have groin surgery, but team not ruling out a return this year
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. Credit: AP/Ryan Sun
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears star cornerback Jaylon Johnson will have groin surgery, but the team isn't ruling out a return this season, coach Ben Johnson said on Monday.
The two-time Pro Bowler indicated last week he might have a season-ending operation, though Ben Johnson said there's a chance he returns this year.
“Yes, there is," Ben Johnson said.
Jaylon Johnson left a blowout loss at Detroit in Week 2 after he was hurt breaking up a pass. He said the next day in his weekly appearance on WSCR-AM that the groin “as a whole just needs to get repaired” and that he was “trying to see what’s the best option.”
Johnson missed training camp, the preseason and the season opener because of a groin injury. But he said he suffered a new one, in a different part of that region, in a 52-21 loss to Detroit. It happened early in the second quarter, when he broke up a pass intended for Amon-Ra St. Brown. The Bears placed him on injured reserve on Saturday.
Chicago (1-2) beat the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. The Bears visit the Las Vegas Raiders this week.
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