A preseason favorite joined the Bears roster Saturday as offensive lineman Larry Borom officially came off injured reserve and is the likely starter at left tackle against Arizona.

Borom has been out all year with an ankle injury in the preseason.

Perhaps surprisingly, Borom was not joined by Ryan Bates in coming off IR. Bates has been on IR since the opener with a shoulder injury, and the team ruled him out for Saturday’s game against Arizona. His 21-day rehab window opened this week so the Bears could bring him back.

Instead, looking for more depth in the game, the Bears picked up Jake Curhan via the standard quota. They had Curhan throughout the season and training camp after signing the former Seattle Seahawk during free agency. Then they cut him and put him on the practice squad. Curhan has been with Seattle since 2021 and has 33 games played with nine starts.

That means the Bears shouldn’t necessarily move guard Matt Pryor to left tackle if they have another injury at left tackle in this game.

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Starting left tackle Braxton Jones and backup Kiran Amegadjie are injured this week.

Steward, who is 5-11, 173 pounds, is a slot cornerback backup from Troy. He led the Bears in interceptions during the preseason with two after appearing to make a habit of picking off passes in training camp, whether they were thrown by Caleb Williams or one of the backups. He took one of the picks back for a touchdown against Kansas City.

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