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Cole Kmet: Injured Reserve
Oct 23: The Bears placed Kmet (knee) on injured reserve Friday.
Why it's #1 IR · a starter
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#Bears TE Colston Loveland (neck) was a full participant in today's practice and has no injury designation, so he's good to go Monday. That's important with Cole Kmet out. Likely that TE Stephen Carlson is elevated from PSQ for the game.
Why it's #2 Cleared · Colston Loveland (top-50)
1 more updatefrom 1 source
- 3d Brad Biggs (X) #Bears TE Colston Loveland (neck) was a full participant in today's practice and has no injury designation, so he's good to go Monday. That's important with Cole Kmet out. Likely that TE Stephen Carlson is elevated from PSQ for the game.
- 3d Dwain McFarland (X) Week 8 NFL Injury Roundup: Projection Updates with floor, median, and @Xfinity Best ceilings (includes matchup notes): ARI RB - Jeremiyah Love (LP-LP-FP) - Will Play We are slightly above market on attempts/targets. Floor: 7.2 Median: 10.2 Ceiling: 17.3 --> Borderline RB2 ATL RB - Bijan Robinson - Brian Robinson Jr. OUT Slightly above market on attempts. Tough run matchup vs. TB. F: 15.4 M: 20.8 C: 31.0 --> Top-3 RB RB - Khalil Herbert --> Low-end RB5 CHI RB - D'Andre Swift - Kyle Monangai OUT 6th-hardest RB matchup v SEA (-2.4 PPG) F: 12.2 M: 16.4 C: 24.8 --> Mid-range RB1 RB - Roschon Johnson --> Mid-range RB5 WR - Luther Burden III Assuming more 2/3 WR sets with Cole Kmet out Hardest WR matchup v SEA (-5.8 PPG) 3rd-hardest slot WR matchup (-5.1 PPG) F: 9.7 M: 13.2 C: 21.8 --> Mid-range WR2 DEN RB - Jonah Coleman - RJ Harvey OUT 74% snap share in 2nd half last week w/ lead Assuming slight lean to Coleman over Dobbins, but hard to know how Payton will handle Slightly above…
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Bears have faith in rookie Sam Roush to help fill void created by Cole Kmet's season-ending injury.
Why it's #3 Surgery · a starter
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Cole Kmet heads to IR after suffering a season-ending knee injury late in Thursday night's win over Patriots. · Quoting Chicago Bears: We have placed Cole Kmet on Reserve/Injured
24 more updatesfrom 14 sources
- Oct 23 Larry Mayer (X) After watching tape of Thursday night's 30-24 win over Patriots, Bears HC Ben Johnson discussed Luther Burden III's impact, Cole Kmet's knee injury and more
- Oct 23 Larry Mayer (X) Cole Kmet heads to IR after suffering a season-ending knee injury late in Thursday night's win over Patriots. · Quoting Chicago Bears: We have placed Cole Kmet on Reserve/Injured
- Oct 23 Aaron Wilson (X) #Bears IR Cole Kmet
- Oct 23 Bears Team Site 5 things that stood out to Bears coach Ben Johnson in Week 7 win
- Oct 23 Pro Football Talk Ben Johnson on Cole Kmet: He's going to be sorely missed
- Oct 23 Kevin Fishbain (Bluesky) The Bears placed Cole Kmet on IR. Montez Sweat’s suspension is over and he returns to the 53-man roster.
- Oct 23 Larry Mayer (X) We have placed Cole Kmet on Reserve/Injured+3
- Oct 23 Adam Jahns (X) Bears coach Ben Johnson on tight end Cole Kmet, who will be placed on IR and miss the rest of the season.+1
- Oct 23 Bears Team Site Roster Moves: Chicago Bears place Cole Kmet on IR
- Oct 23 ESPN NFL News Bears TE Kmet to be 'sorely missed' after season-ending knee injury
- Oct 23 CBS Sports NFL Headlines Bears fear season-ending injury for Cole Kmet after veteran tight end is carted off field
- Oct 23 Erik Lambert (X) RT @RapSheet: Coach Ben Johnson just said that Cole Kmet is headed to IR today due to his serious knee injury. · Quoting Ian Rapoport: #Bears TE Cole Kmet, who was carted off in last night's win over the #Patriots, is believed to have suffered a serious, likely season-ending knee injury, sources say. Kmet is undergoing testing this morning, and until those results come back, there is no finality.
- Oct 23 Kevin Fishbain (Bluesky) It is a season-ending injury. Johnson on Kmet: "He's going to be sorely missed. He's Chicago. He's a big part of our heartbeat. It stinks. I hate it for him. I hate it for his teammates as well." · Quoting Kevin Fishbain: Bears head coach Ben Johnson says TE Cole Kmet has a serious knee injury and he'll be placed on IR later on today.
- Oct 23 Kevin Fishbain (Bluesky) Bears head coach Ben Johnson says TE Cole Kmet has a serious knee injury and he'll be placed on IR later on today.
- Oct 23 Pro Football Talk Report: Cole Kmet likely out for season with knee injury+1
- Oct 23 NFL News Poster (Bluesky) [Rapoport] #Bears TE Cole Kmet, who was carted off in last night's win over the #Patriots, is believed to have suffered a serious, likely season-ending knee injury, sources say. Kmet is undergoing testing this morning, and until those results come back, there is no finality.+2
- Oct 23 Erik Lambert (X) 😢 · Quoting Ian Rapoport: #Bears TE Cole Kmet suffered a non-contact knee injury late last night in the win over the #Patriots, with more tests coming today. “But I don’t think it looked very good,” coach Ben Johnson said.+1
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Cole Kmet: Injured Reserve
Oct 23: The Bears placed Kmet (knee) on injured reserve Friday.
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Cole Kmet: Questionable
Oct 22: Kmet exited Thursday night's game against the Patriots with a right knee injury and will not return.
Left the game Out Questionable
21 more updatesfrom 14 sources
- Oct 23 NFL News Poster (Bluesky) [Smith] Ben Johnson says Cole Kmet's injury doesn't look good. Caleb Williams added, "I don't have the words to describe what Cole is to me, to this team, to this organization."+1
- Oct 22 Nathan Jahnke (Bluesky) Fantasy Football Recap to the Patriots and Bears - Swift dominates snaps for Chicago - Patriots 3-man RB rotation - Patriots adjust with a healthier Brown and no Doubs - Cole Kmet injured - Snap counts and routes run
- Oct 22 ESPN NFL Injury Report Cole Kmet: Questionable+1
- Oct 22 ESPN NFL News Kmet injures knee, carted off late in Bears' win
- Oct 22 Jeremy Fowler (X) Kmet is a big part of the Bears’ operation. · Quoting Courtney Cronin: The Bears have ruled Cole Kmet OUT with a knee injury+2
- Oct 22 Pro Football Talk Bears TE Cole Kmet carted off with a knee injury+1
- Oct 22 Rotoworld Football (Bluesky) Cole Kmet carted off in fourth quarter of TNF
- Oct 22 NFL News Poster (Bluesky) [Bears] Bears TE Cole Kmet (Knee) has been ruled Out.
- Oct 22 Adam Jahns (X) The Bears gathered around TE Cole Kmet before he was carted off. He gave a thumbs up to the crowd as he left the field.
- Oct 22 Kevin Fishbain (Bluesky) Bears TE Cole Kmet leaves the field on a cart after suffering an injury to his right knee.
- Oct 22 Brad Biggs (X) They have the cart for Cole Kmet and looked like he wasn't putting weight on his right leg. Has been one of the #Bears most durable players since arriving.
- Oct 22 Larry Mayer (X) Bears TE Cole Kmet hit hard and is down injured on field. He is carted immediately to locker room.
- Oct 22 Adam Jahns (X) Bears tight end Cole Kmet remains down. He's being tended to by team staff on the sideline.
- Oct 22 Matt Lombardo (Bluesky) Cole Kmet down and grabbing his knee. Bears could suddenly be a trade fit for Eagles TE Dallas Goedert …
- Oct 22 Nathan Jahnke (Bluesky) Bears halftime TE snap count Colston Loveland 25 Cole Kmet 17 Sam Roush 5 Out of 31 plays+1
- Oct 22 Nathan Jahnke (Bluesky) Bears offensive snap counts after 1 drive D'Andre Swift 4 Rome Odunze 4 Luther Burden III 4 Colston Loveland 4 Kalif Raymond 3 Cole Kmet 1 Out of 4 plays
- Talked to Ryan Poles in August about the value Cole Kmet brought to the organization. “He’s Mr. Dependable, and that’s not just something where you show up in practice or a game and it happens. It’s work ethic." Story on what the Bears will miss without Kmet
Game Plays 4 in-game updates such as touchdowns, sacks and drives
- 3. #Bears tight ends picked a really bad time for their worst blocking performance of the Ben Johnson era. Colston Loveland and Cole Kmet allowed a combined 5 pressures, 1 hit, and 1 sack on the quarterback. Sam Roush missed his man on the blocked FG.
- Bears tight end Cole Kmet was down briefly after that play/fumble. He just jogged off the field.
- 2/3 Caleb Williams’ TD pass to Cole Kmet was elite, with analyst Drew Brees remarking: “The throw and the catch do not get any better.” But Williams was at his best IMO late in first half engineering a 6-play, 80-yard TD drive in 2:13. After being sacked on first play, he completed passes on four straight snaps for 72 yards, including a “jump man” 28-yarder to a sprawling Kalif Raymond and a 24-yard frozen rope to Luther Burden III. Williams followed with a 29-yard TD scramble. I’ve watched Bears since 1970s and have not seen another QB make plays like the ones Caleb produces.
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- Bears believe Sam Roush will help pick up slack at tight end
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Without tight end Cole Kmet, Bears may run more jumbo six-lineman formations
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- Oct 24 Adam Jahns (X) "He’s Chicago": The Bears season will roll on with high hopes but there’s no replacing Cole Kmet. You’re allowed to hate what happened and feel for Kmet. The Bears certainly do. My column for @CHGO_Sports. (Free for all)
- Oct 24 Pro Football Talk Without tight end Cole Kmet, Bears may run more jumbo six-lineman formations
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Cole Kmet, Connie Payton, Ben & Jessica Johnson and Larry Mayer.
#HolidayTouchdown
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Could be me, could be you, could be Cole Kmet or Roschon Johnson.
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- Oct 11 Kevin Fishbain (Bluesky) Cole Kmet is the Bears weekly rotational captain. Packers win the toss and defer. Tyson Bagent and the offense will get things started. Here we go...
- Oct 11 Kevin Fishbain (Bluesky) Could be me, could be you, could be Cole Kmet or Roschon Johnson.
- Bears 1st half TE snap count Colston Loveland 50 Cole Kmet 35 Sam Roush 9 Out of 51 plays
- Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 4? Cade Otton, Chig Okonkwo, Michael Mayer, Trey McBride, Greg Dulcich, Brock Bowers, Evan Engram, Cole Kmet, Dawson Knox
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Bears TE snap count after 1 drive
Colston Loveland 9
Cole Kmet 6
Sam Roush 2
Out of 11 plays
2 more updatesfrom 2 sources
- Sep 28 Nathan Jahnke (Bluesky) Bears halftime TE snap count Colston Loveland 30 Cole Kmet 18 Sam Roush 6 Out of 36 plays+1
- Sep 28 Kevin Fishbain (Bluesky) Bears go 69 yards in 11 plays and go up 10-0 on Cairo Santos' field goal. Cole Kmet had Sam Roush's previous spot on that field goal, with Joe Thuney on the other wing.
- Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 3? Juwan Johnson, Oronde Gadsden II, Michael Mayer, Cade Otton, Trey McBride, Greg Dulcich, Evan Engram, Zach Ertz, Cole Kmet
- Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 2? Colston Loveland, Kenyon Sadiq, Evan Engram, David Njoku, AJ Barner, Cade Otton, Cole Kmet, Darren Waller, Brock Bowers, Colby Parkinson
- Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 2? Colston Loveland, Kenyon Sadiq, Evan Engram, David Njoku, Terrance Ferguson, Chig Okonkwo, Brock Bowers, Cole Kmet, AJ Barner
- Darnell Wright and D'Andre Swift are locked up. Every #Bears offensive contract issue has been addressed. Except one. Cole Kmet will soon become a serious topic of discussion, and his situation just got more complicated. (1/2)
- 1. A huge emphasis this offseason for Caleb Williams was attacking tighter throwing windows. Ben Johnson knew the #Bears' QB couldn't reach his full potential by protecting the ball so much. This TD to Cole Kmet is the result of that work, and the NFL should be terrified.
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My lord what a throw by Caleb Williams. Cole Kmet with the TD catch over Devin Lloyd. Chicago up 21-7.
5 more updatesfrom 5 sources
- Sep 13 Darin Gantt (Bluesky) Caleb Williams to Cole Kmet for a 22-yard touchdown, Bears go up 21-7. Had him one-on-one with Devin Lloyd, dropped it in the bucket. Derrick Brown slow to get up after the play. Many worrisome signs.
- Sep 13 Larry Mayer (X) Bears score TD on third straight possession as Caleb Williams drops a perfect 22-yard TD pass into Cole Kmet's hands. Kmet made the catch with LB Devin Lloyd on his back. Bears lead 21-7 early in second quarter.
- Sep 13 Brad Biggs (X) Beauty of a throw from Caleb Williams to Cole Kmet for a 22-yard touchdown. #Bears lead 21-7 and they're up to 210 yards of offense with 13:57 remaining 2nd quarter.
- Sep 13 Kevin Fishbain (Bluesky) Heckuva throw by Caleb Williams, heckuva catch by Cole Kmet, heckuva block by Colston Loveland. 2 plays, 41 yards in 51 seconds Bears 21, Panthers 7
- Sep 13 NFL News Poster (Bluesky) [NFL] Caleb Williams to Cole Kmet for the touchdown!
- Sep 13 Mike Kaye (X) My lord what a throw by Caleb Williams. Cole Kmet with the TD catch over Devin Lloyd. Chicago up 21-7.
- Cole Kmet understands the dangers of public comments. That is why the #Bears tight end is so good at keeping his words carefully neutral. It's also why his latest grand statement about the 2026 team is so jarring. (1/2)
- Becoming the Bears’ defensive “eraser” | Tracking the development of Dillon Thieneman Hear from … Dennis Allen Ben Johnson Al Harris Matt Giordano Jaylon Johnson Cam Lewis Rome Odunze Cole Kmet Colston Loveland My story for @CHGO_Sports
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