The Bears activated Turner (knee) from their reserve/PUP list Tuesday.
Per Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com, Turner is poised to fill the spot on Chicago's 53-man roster vacated by Montez Sweat, who was dealt a two-game suspension Tuesday for violating the league's performance-enhancing substances policy. Turner figures to play a rotational role on the interior of the defensive line starting in a Week 6 matchup at Atlanta.
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Bears' Shemar Turner: Staying on PUP
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Turner (knee) has been downgraded to out for Sunday's game against Green Bay.
Turner ended Week 5 prep with back-to-back full practices, but the second-year defensive tackle is not quite ready to make his 2026 regular-season debut. He's in the final stages of his recovery from a torn ACL that he sustained in October of 2025, which was why he opened the 2026 campaign on the reserve/PUP list. Turner's next chance to return is Week 6 against the Falcons on Sunday, Oct. 18.
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Bears' Shemar Turner: Moved to reserve/PUP list
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Turner (knee) was moved to the reserve/PUP list by the Bears on Sunday.
Turner suffered a torn ACL in Week 8 of the 2025 campaign, and he spent the entire preseason on the active/PUP list. The defensive tackle will now be sidelined for at least four contests to open the 2026 campaign, and the earliest he could return to action is Week 5 against the Packers on Oct. 11.
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Bears' Shemar Turner: Lands on PUP to open camp
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The Bears placed Turner (knee) on the active/PUP list Saturday, Adam Hoge of AllCHGO.com reports.
Turner tore his ACL during the Bears' Week 8 loss to the Ravens in late October. He'll be limited to sideline and rehab work for now, but once fully healthy, Turner will be eligible to participate in training camp practices and preseason games. The 2025 second-rounder figures to operate in a depth role on the Bears' defensive line behind Gervon Dexter and Grady Jarrett for the upcoming season.
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Bears' Shemar Turner: Sent to injured reserve
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The Bears placed Turner (knee) on injured reserve Tuesday.
Turner suffered a season-ending torn ACL in the Bears' Week 8 loss to the Ravens. The second-round rookie's season ends after just five appearances in which he logged six tackles (six solo), including a pair of TFLs, on 74 defensive snaps.
Bears coach Ben Johnson said Monday that Turner (knee) will miss the rest of the 2025 campaign due to an ACL tear, Jason Lieser of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
The rookie second-round pick suffered a season-ending knee injury during Chicago's loss to Baltimore in Week 8 and will now turn his full attention toward making a recovery for the 2026 campaign. Turner now ends his rookie year with six solo tackles across five regular-season appearances. In Turner's absence, Andrew Billings and Jonathan Ford will now benefit from increased rotational opportunities behind top defensive tackles Grady Jarrett and Gervon Dexter.
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Bears' Shemar Turner: Won't return Week 8 with knee injury
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Turner has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Ravens due to a knee injury.
Turner was carted off the field after sustaining a knee injury in the first quarter, and the rookie second-rounder will not return to Sunday's game in Baltimore. With Turner done for the day and Chris Williams (coach's decision) inactive, Andrew Billings and Jonathan Ford will serve as the Bears' rotational defensive tackles behind Grady Jarrett and Gervon Dexter the rest of the way.
