Chicago Bears to be without high-paid pass rusher for the rest of the season

Bears win wild shootout against Bengals

FOX 32's Lou Canellis breaks down the Chicago Bears' dramatic 47-42 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.

The Chicago Bears came away with a chaotic win in Cincinnati on Sunday, but got bad news on the injury front on Monday.

They'll be without defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo for the rest of the season.

What we know:

NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport first reported Monday that Odeyingbo suffered a torn achilles in the win over the Bengals.

Bears head coach Ben Johnson later confirmed the news in his Monday press availability.

"We’ll end up not having him for the rest of the season," Johnson said.

Odeyingbo left the game in the fourth quarter, and was ruled doubtful to return. He was seen after the game on crutches.

This is the second season-ending injury the Bears suffered in as many weeks. Last week, rookie defensive lineman Shemar Turner suffered a torn ACL that ended his first year in the NFL prematurely. That dealt a blow to a pass rush that Johnson thought was improving, especially with second-year player Austin Booker playing in his first game of the season.

"I felt like we had a solution there with Shemar at defensive end a couple weeks ago," Johnson said. "Then we lost him. Then we finally get Booker back and we lose Dayo. So, it’s a little bit of give and take. That’s the NFL season. That happens. And so, we’ll have guys step up. I thought Book played a nice game yesterday." 

Dominique Robinson missed Sunday's game with an ankle injury suffered against the Ravens, but could come back next week.

"Hopefully we’ll get Dom Robinson back too. He was doing some nice things there early in the season as well," Johnson said. "We’ve got some depth."

By the numbers:

Odeyingbo was one of the Bears' prized free agent signings in March. So far in 2025, he's recorded 21 tackles and one sack in his first eight games in Chicago. 

He signed a three-year, $48 million deal in March. 

The Bears did get second-year pass rusher Austin Booker back, who recorded a sack in Sunday's win. Fellow pass rusher Dominique Robinson might return from an ankle injury he suffered in the loss to the Ravens soon.

However, the Bears have few options if they want to replace Odeyingbo. The trade deadline is Tuesday, but Johnson feels pretty good about the players the Bears have on the roster currently.

"You can never have too many pass rushers. You can never have too many cover players on the back end either," Johnson said. "That’s how I have always felt since I’ve been in this league. I know Ryan and his crew have been doing their due diligence all throughout the fall, all the way up until tomorrow to make sure we’re turning over every stone to make sure if there’s a way that we can improve this roster, we’ll do that. But I feel good about the guys we have on the roster currently."