Allen, Swift questionable for Sunday’s game vs. Vikings

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Allen Swift questionable for Sundays game vs Vikings

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Swift told reporters Friday he was feeling good and “ready to go.” The veteran leads the Bears' rushing attack with 635 yards on 155 carries and five touchdowns this season, while Allen has accumulated 282 yards and two touchdowns on 30 receptions.

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On the offensive line, starting left defender Teven Jenkins — who injured his ankle Nov. 10 against New England and missed the Packers' game last Sunday — has no injury report at rookie tackle Kiran Amegadjie (Calf) is questionable.

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Jenkins was limited to Wednesday's practice but participated fully on Thursday and Friday. Amegadjie returned to limited training on Friday for the first time since injuring his calf on October 27 against the Commanders.

While Jenkins has struggled with a few injuries so far this season, he is eager to get back to the top.

“During the game there are bumps and bumps,” Jenkins said. “Two weeks ago the guy just fell on the back of my ankle and hit it the wrong way. Last week I pushed back and tried to come back. Unfortunately I couldn’t get out of there that quickly.”

“It's going well enough to get through this game and I'll keep pushing through. That’s what my team needs from me and that’s what I need from myself too.”

In other injury news: Guard/Center Ryan Bates (concussion) and safety Elijah Hicks (Ankles) were excluded from Sunday's competition.

Bates, who started the Packers game at left guard in place of Jenkins, suffered a concussion in the first quarter. Hicks injured his ankle against the Packers after starting the last five games in place of Jaquan Brisker, who was placed on injured reserve last week after suffering a concussion on Oct. 6 against the Panthers.

Eberflus told reporters that the veteran Jonathan Owens will start in place of Hicks. Owens appeared in all 10 games this season, mostly on special teams.

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