Bears lose key defensive player for rest of playoffs after brutal injury

The Chicago Bears locked successful defensively and lone allowed six points successful the 2nd fractional against the Green Bay Packers successful their playoff comeback triumph connected Saturday night, but they ended up taking a immense blow.

Bears linebacker T.J. Edwards suffered a gruesome limb wounded successful the 2nd 4th of their 31-27 win. Edwards’ limb was enactment into an aerial formed and helium was carted disconnected the field. But Bears caput manager Ben Johnson revealed the grim quality astir Edwards’ presumption for the remainder of the postseason.

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Chicago Bears' T.J. Edwards is helped disconnected the tract during the archetypal fractional of an NFL wild-card playoff shot crippled against the Green Bay Packers Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, successful Chicago.  (AP Photo/Nam Huh)

Johnson said it looked similar Edwards "had a fibula fracture which we’ll instrumentality him retired for the remainder of the play here."

Edwards got his near ft caught up with the limb of Packers wide receiver Christian Watson and bent awkwardly.

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Chicago Bears' Jaquan Brisker calls for assistance arsenic T.J. Edwards is injured during the archetypal fractional of an NFL wild-card playoff shot crippled against the Green Bay Packers Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, successful Chicago.  (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

The 29-year-old lone played 10 games for the Bears this play owed to injuries. He had 67 tackles, a half-sack and 5 walk breakups. He besides had 1 interception, which helium returned for a touchdown. It was his 3rd play with Chicago.

He joined the Bears successful 2023 aft spending his archetypal 4 years of his NFL vocation with the Philadelphia Eagles. He joined the Eagles arsenic an undrafted escaped cause retired of Wisconsin.

Chicago Bears linebacker T.J. Edwards (53) celebrates aft scoring a touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers successful the archetypal fractional astatine Levi's Stadium connected Dec. 28, 2025. (Sergio Estrada/Imagn Images)

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Edwards signed a two-year declaration hold with the Bears successful April. He’s been a starter connected the Bears’ defence since joining them.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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