Bears CB Kyler Gordon leaves game with injury, returns

Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images SHARE COPY LINK Share CLOSE Twitter Facebook Bluesky Email Reddit Flipboard The Bears ’ need for cornerback help before Tuesday’s trade deadline might have just gotten more serious. Slot cornerback Kyler Gordon, whose four sacks in three games this season made him Dennis Allen’s most successful blitzer, left Sunday night’s game against the Buccaneers with an injury. He returned later in the third quarter. In the first half, outside cornerback Tyrique Stevenson left the game with a hand injury. He returned, too, midway through the third quarter. Gordon was injured while chasing down Tez Johnson, whose 58-yard catch and run gave the Bucs the ball at the Bears’ 2. He was in considerable pain after tackling Johnson, went to the blue injury tent and then the locker room. He held his left arm in front of his belly gingerly. The Buccaneers scored two plays later. Stevenson took himself out of the game and appeared to be in pain, too. He was replaced by Clark Phillips, whom the Bears acquired in the Gervon Dexter trade during training camp. Cam Lewis moved from safety to slot cornerback to take Gordon’s place, with Elijah Hicks entering at safety. Struggles by Jaylon Johnson and an injury to Malik Muhammad meant the Bears were already considered to be buyers at cornerback before the deadline, which is Tuesday at 3 p.m. SHARE COPY LINK Share CLOSE Twitter Facebook Bluesky Email Reddit Flipboard Patrick Finley Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Bears reporter Next Up In Chicago Bears Bears' grades are in. How did they do against the Buccaneers? Bears survive Caleb Williams' 4 interceptions to beat Buccaneers 27-24 on Cairo Santos' late field goal Bears-Bucs notes: Mike Tirico sits out with health issue Bears can't win sizzling NFC North unless they do their own dirty work and beat their rivals themselves Dancing Ben Johnson shows Bears players 'he’s just one of us' Bears' next opponent: Saints stop 2-point conversion in OT to beat Browns 23-22