Luther Burden III
NFL Injury Report

Luther Burden III Injury Status

Chicago Bears • WR
Latest Injury Status
questionable
Q

After suffering a groin injury during an Aug. 8 practice, Burden was expected to be sidelined for about one month, putting his availability for Week 1 in question. Since then, he missed the Bears' entire preseason slate but returned to individual drills last Wednesday. Chicago takes on the Panthers on the road in their regular-season opener Sunday, Sept. 13.

Injury Details

Body Part
Groin
Location
Groin
Side
Not Specified
Expected Return
Sep 13, 2026

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Luther Burden III Injury History

September 7, 2026
questionable • Groin
Not Specified
Coach Ben Johnson said Burden (groin) will participate in Tuesday's practice, Zack Pearson of BearReport reports.
September 1, 2026
questionable • Groin
Not Specified
Burden (groin) did not suit up for Saturday's preseason victory over the Titans but did run routes pregame, according to Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune.
August 30, 2026
questionable • Groin
Not Specified
Burden (groin) returned to practice Wednesday, but he was contained to individual drills, Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com reports.
August 26, 2026
questionable • Groin
Not Specified
questionable
August 19, 2026
active • Groin
Not Specified
Coach Ben Johnson said Tuesday that Burden (groin) is going to "hopefully" be ready by the start of the season, Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com reports.

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