CHICAGO — For three weeks, Chicago Bears nickel cornerback Kyler Gordon couldn’t practice. His injury, described only as “tightness,” came early in camp. He finally returned during the week and was everywhere on the field in Saturday’s 27-3 preseason win over the Cincinnati Bengals .
The time away frustrated Gordon, who has Pro Bowl potential — as long as he can stay healthy. Advertisement “Definitely annoying. I hate not being able to play, not being with my guys,” he said after the game.
“That makes me angry. But you can’t control everything. I just have to have a good attitude, be supportive around my teammates, and when I’m back out there, just putting my full effort out there.
I’m happy to be here.” The player known as “Spider-Man” got to do his trademark celebration several times as part of an impressive defensive performance. Once the offense got rolling in the second quarter, the Bears could feel good about another all-around effort.
Kyler-Man on the blitz 🕷️ 📺: FOX pic.twitter.com/yw1YAlOn1F — Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) August 17, 2024 “It was a good day, good learning experience for, really, everybody,” coach Matt Eberflus said.
“I thought that in spots we were really good in terms of complementary football. Defense got three turnovers. We scored three times off of those, touchdown and two field goals, and I thought that was really good complementary football.
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