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By Matt Audilet
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Chicago Bears running back Kyle Monangai missed the first few days of training camp with an undisclosed injury issue, sparking some concern for the team's back-up ball carrier.
But after Monangai returned to the practice field on Monday, Bears head coach Ben Johnson provided an injury update for the 24-year-old RB.
Johnson said Monangai is dealing with a minor soft-tissue injury ahead of his second professional campaign. In his rookie season as a seventh-round draft pick for Chicago, the former Rutgers standout recorded 783 yards and five touchdowns on 169 carries.
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“We're taking it day-by-day,” Johnson told reporters on Monday. “It should be on the shorter side."
Monangai is entering his second season as the back-up running back behind veteran ball carrier D'Andre Swift. In his second campaign with the Bears in 2025, Swift rushed for 1,087 yards and nine touchdowns — both representing career highs for the sixth-year RB.
Fourth-year RB Roschon Johnson and reserve option Brittain Brown follow Swift and Monangai on the Bears' running back depth chart.
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Chicago will open up its preseason schedule with a matchup against the Cleveland Browns on Aug. 15. Their regular-season schedule will begin with a Week 1 matchup against the Carolina Panthers on Sept. 13.
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