T.J. Edwards: Everything you need to know

Edwards (lower leg) participated in full team drills during the Bears' minicamp Tuesday, Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports. Edwards broke his fibula during Chicago's wild-card win versus the Packers in January, but it now seems he's basically back to full strength with mandatory minicamp underway. The veteran projects to start at linebacker in 2026 as long as he's healthy.

Edwards (lower leg) said Tuesday that he's progressing in his rehab from a fractured fibula and is aiming to be ready for Week 1, Chris Emma of 670TheScore.com reports. Edwards suffered the injury in Chicago's wild-card win over the Packers back in January. "I will push as hard as I can to move it as quickly as possible, but I also want to be smart about it, too," Edwards said. "I'll be ready when it's time to go." After starting all 17 regular-season games in each of the previous three seasons, Edwards dealt with injuries in 2025 and made just 10 regular-season starts before his postseason injury.

The Bears placed Edwards (lower leg) on injured reserve Tuesday. Edwards will miss the remainder of Chicago's postseason run due to a a fractured fibula suffered during Saturday's 31-27 wild-card win over the Packers. The loss of Edwards is particularly significant for Chicago, given that the team also placed Noah Sewell (Achilles) on IR in late December. In Edwards' stead, Amen Ogbongbemiga (concussion) may get a chance to start Sunday's divisional-round matchup against the Rams, if healthy.