Courtney Cronin
LAKE FOREST, Ailing. — Former UTSA cornerback Zah Frazier will miss his rookie season with the Chicago Bears, normal supervisor Ryan Poles stated on Tuesday.
Frazier, a fifth-round decide, was positioned on the non-football damage listing due to a “private” cause that has stored him sidelined since spring exercises. He final practiced in Could throughout rookie minicamp.
“He had a state of affairs that introduced itself in a class that I'd say [is] ‘private,'” Poles stated. “As we dug into it, tried to assist him out, it revealed itself as one thing that occurred earlier than he bought right here. So, credit score to our workers discovering the foundation explanation for what he was going by means of.
“Type of a bummer on the entrance finish, however I feel due to everybody's onerous work and care right here we bought him on the suitable path.”
Frazier was noticed at follow on Aug. 20 for the primary time throughout coaching camp using on a golf cart with group personnel. Poles stated that the cornerback will take part in conferences, work within the weight room and with the medical workers to organize for the 2026 season.
Frazier's school profession started in 2019 and culminated in 2024 along with his solely season as a starter at UTSA. He is an older prospect who turns 25 in October, however the Bears stated they had been greater than prepared to take a shot and develop a participant who has all of the traits the group covets in a press-man nook: top, size and velocity (4.36-second 40-yard sprint).
Elsewhere within the Bears' secondary, cornerback Jaylon Johnson was activated off the non-football damage listing and onto the 53-man roster. Johnson missed all of coaching camp with a tender tissue damage he sustained in his leg whereas coaching away from the group's facility within the offseason.
Poles known as Johnson's damage “a bit bit extra vital” given the period of time it has taken for the Professional Bowler to get again on the sector. The overall supervisor stated the group is pushing for Johnson to be out there for Chicago's opener towards the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Area on Sept. 8.
“Once I was going out to follow, he was operating and doing agility work, so I really feel like he is getting higher,” Poles stated. “Once you're going from not enjoying and simply coaching to soccer, there's every kind of various issues that sort of change timelines, so we're hopeful that he continues to get higher, however we additionally need to be good to verify he is good long run as nicely. We'll simply take that day-to-day and actually work with our medical workers to verify we're doing proper by Jaylon.”
