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Bears coach Ben Johnson frustrated by Kyler Gordon's injury 'rut'

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Bears coach Ben Johnson was disappointed when cornerback Kyler Gordon suffered yet another soft-tissue injury — this time hurting his groin less than 90 minutes before kickoff Sunday.

“I wish I had a better feel for the individual, but with him being out as much as he has, I haven’t really gotten to see him on the field and competing and get to know him like I’d like to at this point yet,” Johnson said Monday. “I do know that the biggest predictor of a soft tissue injury is having a previous one, and he’s kind of in this rut right now that we’re not able to get out of.