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Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterDec 22, 2024, 02:31 PM ET
- Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast on ESPN 1000. She previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News as a multimedia sports journalist.
CHICAGO — Bears left tackle Braxton Jones was carted off the field with 9:18 to play in the second quarter of Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions after sustaining an injury to his left ankle.
Jones went to the ground awkwardly after Lions’ defensive tackle Levi Onwuzurike landed on the offensive tackle’s right leg while he was in pass protection. The third-year offensive tackle laid on the ground with his hands on his helmet while the entire Bears sideline came onto the field to observe trainers stabilizing Jones’ ankle.
Bears left tackle Braxton Jones was carted off the field Sunday with his left leg in an air cast after he sustained an ankle injury. Michael Reaves/Getty Images
After trainers placed an air cast around Jones’ left leg, the tackle gave a thumbs up to the Soldier Field crowd as he was being carted back to the locker room. He was quickly ruled out of the game.
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The left side of Chicago’s offensive line took a significant hit in the second quarter. Left guard Teven Jenkins was ruled out with a calf injury shortly before Jones was injured.
Both Jenkins and Jones were listed as questionable entering Sunday’s game. Jones missed Chicago’s 30-12 loss to the Minnesota Vikings last Monday with a concussion.
