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Bears CB Jaylon Johnson remained limited in Friday's practice

Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson remained limited in Friday's practice.

Johnson is rehabbing the groin he injured while working out before training camp, and the Bears also list him with a calf injury.

"I think we need to see him get out and get some reps and get some practice time,” defensive coordinator Dennis Allen said Friday, via Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun-Times. “I know he’s been working extremely hard to get himself back. Ultimately that will be a decision that gets made between [head coach] Ben [Johnson] and the training staff in terms of where he’s at. I know he’s itching to get back out there.”

Starting linebacker T.J. Edwards, who left practice Aug. 27 with a hamstring injury, remained out Friday. That does not bode well for his availability for Monday night.

Running back Roschon Johnson (foot) also remained a non-participant, but defensive back Josh Blackwell (groin) returned to limited work Friday.

Running back Kyle Monangai (hamstring) again was limited.

Christian Kirk, Braxton Berrios ruled out for Sunday

The Texans ruled out wide receivers Christian Kirk and Braxton Berrios for Sunday's season opener against the Rams. Both players are recovering from hamstring injuries and missed practice all week.

Rookie Jaylin Noel is expected to be a bigger part of the passing game in the absence of Kirk, who the Texans acquired this offseason to be their No. 2 wide receiver.

Rookie Jayden Higgins and Xavier Hutchinson also should see more action.

Offensive guard Ed Ingram (abdomen) was limited Friday and is questionable to play.

Backup left tackle Cam Robinson (illness) and backup right tackle Blake Fisher (ankle) have no injury designation.

Why do the Kansas City Chiefs have their logo in an end zone as the away team vs. Los Angeles Chargers in Brazil?

The NFL's first international game of the season kicks off Friday night at Corinthians Arena in São Paulo, Brazil. The Kansas City Chiefs are the visiting team, taking on the "home team" Los Angeles Chargers in the AFC West clash. But there's already drama before the game's even begun. 

This is the second straight year that the NFL has held a game in Brazil, but there appears to be one difference this year. In any NFL regular-season game, the road team doesn't get its logo in an end zone. Looking at last year's game in Brazil between the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers, only the former, which was the designated home team, had its logo in the end zone. 

That is not the case for this year's game, as this field looks more like it's set up for the Super Bowl than a Week 1 matchup. In last year's game, the Eagles got the true home team treatment with both end zones covered in Philly's traditional green, white and black. Chargers fans took notice on social media after Kay Adams posted a shot of the field for Friday's game.

On the surface, this might look like favoritism from the NFL, especially to Chargers fans. However, there is a good explanation — the NFL changed its protocol in the offseason for international games, and now both teams will have a logo in an end zone. 

“New for this year, the logos or marks of both teams will appear in their respective end zones of all NFL international games,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy wrote in an email, per The Athletic. “It’s a fun element to further enhance the atmosphere as a big event and create a special look and feel for international games. 

“As always at international games, all of the gameday presentation and rituals of the designated team will be featured like a home game — in this case, the Chargers.” 

Kansas City is looking to extend its winning streak over LA to eight on Friday in Brazil, and bounce back from its failed three-peat attempt in last year's Super Bowl. The Chargers haven't beaten the Chiefs since Week 3 of the 2021 season.

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