Markus Wheaton injury highlights Bears' failures at wide receiver

The four receivers for the Bears on Sunday will be Kendall Wright, Josh Bellamy, Tanner Gentry and Tre McBride. In other words: a Titans cast-off, a special-teamer and two players who were previously on the practice squad.

That’s because Markus Wheaton injured his groin running a route in Thursday’s practice and will miss time, coach John Fox confirmed Friday.

The Bears probably have the weakest group of active receivers in the NFL. But what’s striking is that going into the season, when the Bears had their full complement of wideouts, it was already considered a thin position and near the bottom of the league. General manager Ryan Pace attempted to replace Alshon Jeffery by signing Wright,…