Bears defensive tackle Akiem Hicks won’t need surgery on his injured left elbow, and that bodes well for a possible late-season return.
The team put Hicks on Injured Reserve this week, but could bring him back as early as Week 15 against the Packers if he is healthy and if the games matter for the Bears. Each team can bring two players back from IR after they sit eight games, and it doesn’t have to designate that in advance.
“There is a chance, but there’s a chance he doesn’t,” coach Matt Nagy said of Hicks playing again this season.