Teven Jenkins misses second straight day of Bears training camp

UPDATE: 12:21 p.m. CST

Teven Jenkins is dealing with an apparent injury and working with the Bears’ training staff, though Matt Eberflus declined to offer details on his status.

— Chris Emma (@CEmma670) July 29, 2022

The curious case of Chicago Bears offensive lineman Teven Jenkins is getting… weird. Jenkins missed Thursday’s training camp practice for unknown reasons. On Friday, he was nowhere to be seen again.

Thinner OL group down Lucas Patrick and Teven Jenkins. Ryan Poles and Matt Eberflus look on (far left) with assistant GM Ian Cunningham (near goalpost) also watching the group closely. pic.twitter.com/wyr8tPujPm

— Courtney Cronin (@CourtneyRCronin) July 29, 2022

Jenkins battled a back injury this time last year. He missed all of training camp his rookie season and played in just six games (two starts) in 2021. The former second-round pick from Oklahoma State was viewed as a steal during the 2021 NFL Draft, but his career hasn’t gotten off to the best start.

Still no Teven Jenkins at ##Bears camp. Cody Whitehair is here and was riding an exercise bike, but not practicing

— Patrick Finley (@patrickfinley) July 29, 2022

Teven Jenkins bounced between starter and reserve roles during offseason minicamp workouts and his outlook as a starter in 2022 is murky, at best. He began training camp with the second team before his back-to-back absences.

We’ll update Jenkins’ situation as soon as information becomes available.

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