The Bears could face the Falcons on Sunday without two of their best pass catchers.
The top one, though, is fine.
Neither tight end Cole Kmet nor receiver Darnell Mooney practiced Wednesday. Kmet is dealing with a knee injury that knocked him from Sunday’s win against the Cardinals at halftime. Mooney is in concussion protocol; he reported symptoms to Bears staff members on Monday morning.
Kmet ranks second on the team with 678 receiving yards. Mooney is third with 414.
The Bears’ leading receiver, DJ Moore, should play against the Falcons on Sunday at Soldier Field. He hurt his ankle on the Bears’ first completion of Sunday’s game when he was rolled up on by behind. He returned to the game but was mostly a decoy; he caught three passes for 16 yards.
“DJ’s good,” Eberflus said.
Kmet appeared to get hurt when he was tackled after a 29-yard completion with about nine minutes left in the first. He finished the half with four catches for a career-high 107 yards, but did not return for the second half.
“He’ll get treatment throughout [Wednesday] and into [Thursday] and we’ll see where that goes,” coach Matt Eberflus said.
Line movement
Guard Teven Jenkins moved closer toward being activated Wednesday when he participated in full at practice. He remains in the NFL’s concussion protocol after hurting his head against the Browns and still has barriers to clear in order to play against the Falcons on Sunday.
Center Lucas Patrick did not practice because of a knee injury; he participated in the walk-through portion of practice, as well as team meetings.
Cody Whitehair has been a backup at both spots, having started for Jenkins against the Falcons.
This and that
• Running back D’Onta Foreman, who missed Sunday’s game for personal reasons, is back with the team.
“Everything’s squared away,” Eberflus said.
• Receiver Equanimeous St. Brown (pectoral) and linebacker Noah Sewell (knee) practiced in full for the first time in weeks. St. Brown last played on Nov. 19, Sewell on Dec. 10.
