Velus Jones Jr.

The Bears will be without one wide receiver when they take on the Lions at Soldier Field this Sunday, and there’s a chance they’ll have to play without two more. On the team’s final injury report of the week Equanimeous St. Brown was ruled out with a pectoral injury, while Tyler Scott and Velus Jones Jr. were listed as...

Dave Wannstedt joins Mike Berman on Football Night in Chicago to talk about what the Chicago Bears need in order to beat the Detroit Lions

The Bears are benching Velus Jones for their Thursday Night Football matchup against the Carolina Panthers. The team announced the embattled wide receiver was a healthy scratch before the game. Here’s the full list of the team’s inactives: Justin Fields wasn’t able to get healthy enough for the game after the team left the door open a crack for...

Former Bears quarterback Erik Kramer joins David Haugh on Football Night in Chicago to talk about Tyson Bagent’s potential as a franchise QB

Bears Darrynton Evans scored his second career touchdown, and first with the Bears, during the second quarter against the Chargers. After the game, Evans talked about the TD

Sunday saw Velus Jones Jr. add another costly mistake to his early-career ledger. The wide receiver explains the puzzling slip that cost the Bears a touchdown.

Alex Brown has seen enough of Velus Jones. The second-year Bears wide receiver had another game filled with mistakes in the team’s 30-13 loss to the Chargers on Sunday Night Football, including a big dropped touchdown with no defenders near him. That was the last straw for Brown. “This should be his last game on the roster,” Brown said...

On the Football Aftershow, after the Bears’ loss to the Chargers, Ruthie Polinsky, Dave Wannstedt, Alex Brown and Lance Briggs recap the game. Alex Brown talks about why this game should be Velus Jones last game on the roster

As expected, the Chargers were a much tougher opponent than the Raiders. One week after the Bears won decisively against a Brian Hoyer-led offense, the defense struggled to stop Justin Herbert, Austin Ekeler and Keenan Allen for much of the evening. On offense, too many mistakes prevented the team from sustaining success and scoring points. Will this loss stop the…

Well, that hurts. The Bears, as of this writing, are down 17 points to the Los Angeles Chargers. Tyson Bagent and Velus Jones Jr. had a chance to connect on a wide-open touchdown, but couldn’t execute it. Check out the video. Hope you have a drink in hand. The Bears trail 17-0 nearing halftime as of this writing.

Head coach Matt Eberflus kept info on Justin Fields’ dislocated thumb very limited on Friday, but did say that the Bears QB is making good progress in his rehab

Velus Jones Jr. and Equanimeous St. Brown will not play for the Bears when they take on the Packers in the 2023 NFL regular season opener. The team announced that each wide receiver will be among the team’s inactive players on Sunday. The Bears opted to run with five wide receivers on Sunday: DJ Moore, Chase Claypool, Darnell Mooney, Tyler…

Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson talks about being targeted by opposing offenses

Velus Jones’ career has gotten off to a rocky start, but his confidence is unshaken. He knows he can help the Bears, he just has to wait for his opportunity.

Kalyn Kahler joins Mark Carman on Football Night in Chicago to talk about the Bears keeping Velus Jones Jr. after adding Trent Taylor

Bears coach Matt Eberflus say Trent Taylor is the starting punt returner, but Velus Jones Jr. will be given opportunities in practice

Josh Schrock joins Ruthie Polinsky on Football Night in Chicago to talk about the Bears adding punt returner Trent Taylor to their roster

The Bears have a new punt returner. GM Ryan Poles announced on Wednesday that the team is in the process of signing wide receiver/return specialist Trent Taylor, and that Taylor will be the new starting punt returner when he’s officially in the fold. The Bengals cut Taylor on Tuesday as they trimmed down to their 53-man roster, and the...

Quarterback Justin Fields is heading into his third season with the Bears and needs to take big step forward to prove he can be the franchise quarterback fans want him to be. Ryan Poles talked about where he wants to see Fields grow this season

Bears head coach talks about rookie Tyler Scott making plays on special teams