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Luther Burden III sidelined with groin injury, expected to miss Bears preseason

Chicago Bears WR suffered groin strain at training camp Saturday; team expects him back for Week 1 vs. Carolina.

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Summary, timeline and people extracted by Claude from 23 items across 3 sources · 16h ago. Quotes are verbatim.

Chicago Bears wide receiver Luther Burden III sustained a groin injury during Saturday training camp practice on August 9, 2026, and is expected to miss the preseason. However, the Bears believe he will be ready for the regular-season opener against the Carolina Panthers in Week 1. The injury adds to the Bears' depth concerns at the wide receiver position.

  • Luther Burden III sustained a groin injury during Bears training camp on August 9, 2026, and will miss the preseason.
  • The Bears expect Burden to be ready for the Week 1 regular-season opener against the Carolina Panthers.
  • The injury exacerbates existing depth concerns at wide receiver, with Zavion Thomas also injured at the same practice.
  • Multiple sources confirmed the timeline: injury reported August 9, preseason absence confirmed August 10, with Week 1 readiness expected.

How it unfolded

  1. Report Week 1 return expected

    ESPN's Courtney Cronin reports that despite missing preseason, the Bears believe Burden will be ready for Week 1 against Carolina.

    “Bears receiver Luther Burden III is expected to miss the preseason with a groin injury, but the team believes he'll be ready for Week 1 vs. Carolina”

    Courtney Cronin · Press ↗
  2. Report Bears expect Burden to miss entire preseason

    ESPN and Yahoo Sports report that Burden is expected to miss the entire preseason due to the groin strain.

  3. Report Additional WR depth issues surface

    Reports indicate that Zavion Thomas also exited practice injured, compounding the Bears' wide receiver depth problems.

  4. Report Initial injury reports emerge

    Ian Rapoport and multiple outlets report that Burden suffered a groin injury in practice and should miss some time.

    “Bears WR Luther Burden III suffered a groin injury recently in practice and should miss a little bit of time”

    Ian Rapoport · r/nfl ↗
  5. Event Burden suffers groin injury at Bears practice

    Luther Burden III exits Chicago Bears training camp practice with a groin injury sustained during Saturday's session.

What people are saying verbatim

“Bears WR Luther Burden III suffered a groin injury recently in practice and should miss a little bit of time”

Ian Rapoport, NFL insider · Reddit/Bluesky ↗ · Aug 8

“Bears receiver Luther Burden III is expected to miss the preseason with a groin injury, but the team believes he'll be ready for Week 1 vs. Carolina”

Courtney Cronin, ESPN reporter · ESPN · Aug 9

“Chicago WR Luther Burden III is expected to miss the preseason due to the strained groin injury he suffered Saturday, but the Bears believe he should be back for the team's regular-season opener vs. the Panthers”

Ian Rapoport, NFL insider · Reddit/Bluesky ↗