First-round draft pick Kevin White will have to wait until 2016 to make his NFL debut after the Bears declined to activate him before Tuesday's 3 p.m. deadline.
The seventh overall pick in the draft will remain on the physically-unable-to-perform (PUP) list the final three weeks of the season, making him ineligible to play in games or participate in practice.
While sustained a stress fracture in his shin during OTA workouts in June. He later suffered a setback while doing some light running in training camp in August and underwent surgery.