The Chicago Bears will have to wait just a little longer for their best defensive player to return to action.

The team announced that Johnson, who was limited in practice on Friday to officially open his 21-day window to return from injured reserve, will not play against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday after originally being listed as questionable.

Of course, this isn’t a huge surprise.

Johnson hasn’t practiced or played since Week 2, when he suffered yet another groin injury against the Detroit Lions. He promptly went on IR and had core muscle surgery to repair the issue. Soft tissue injuries are notoriously difficult to gauge in terms of when someone is ready to play again, hence why the Bears opted to place Johnson and cornerback Kyler Gordon (hamstring) on IR and just let them heal

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