Left tackle Braxton Jones returned to practice on a limited basis Thursday, meaning the Bears may have to avoid playing without two injured tackles against the Patriots.

Jones has a knee injury and right tackle Darnell Wright also has a knee injury, but Wright was unable to practice Thursday for the second straight day.

The Bears had both guard Teven Jenkins (knee) and defensive end Montez Sweat (shin) both back from injuries and going through a full practice Thursday on a day defensive tackle Andrew Billings suffered a successful pectoral surgery and was placed on injured reserve at the end of the season. . Cornerback Jaylon Jones (shoulder) also went on injured reserve.

Guard Ryan Bates (shoulder) sat through his second straight full practice as he tries to be reinstated to the 53-man roster off injured reserve.

Slot corner Kyler Gordon (hamstring) had his second straight limited practice, as did backup quarterback Terell Smith (ankle) and defensive end Darrell Taylor (knee).

Backup linebacker Noah Sewell (knee), safety Jaquan Brisker (concussion) and tackle Kiran Amegadjie (calf) all missed Thursday’s practice.

The Bears promoted safety Tarvarius Moore from the practice squad to the regular roster and signed former Chargers safety JT Woods to the practice squad to take the spot.

Woods is a 6-foot-2, 193-pound third-round draft pick of the Chargers who played in 13 games in 2022-23 with one start and made eight tackles.

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