Chicago Bears left tackle Braxton Jones is trending in the right direction to play on Sunday After missing the Monday night battle in week 15 against the Vikings due to a concussion, it appears that Braxton Jones will suit up on Sunday against Detroit. Reports listed Jones as a full participant in Friday’s practice, making him questionable for the Chicago Bears first home game in over three weeks. Jones was absent from Monday night’s loss, joining Gervon Dexter and Roschon Johnson as the key inactives at U.
S. Bank Stadium. Week 15 was the first game that Jones has missed all season, which led to rookie Kiran Amegadjie drawing the start in his place.
The 25-year-old has an overall 76.3 PFF grade on the season and ranks 20th in run blocking with a 80.0 grade.
While his pass blocking grade of 69.1 ranks a bit lower, he is still in the top-40 in that category. Despite his penalty issues over the last couple of seasons, Jones is an anchor on the left side of the offensive line and having him back on Sunday is a major step in the right direction.
The Chicago Bears desperately need all of the help up front that they can get Caleb Williams has been sacked 58 times so far this season, the most by any quarterback in the NFL. Despite only getting dropped twice on Monday, there was disappointment to be found everyone on his protection unit. Amegadjie looked lost in Jones’ place, and Williams was running for his life in a fashion that Chicago Bears fans have seen frequently this sea.