Bears wide receiver Luther Burden went for a medical evaluation near the end of Sunday night’s win over the Buccaneers and head coach Ben Johnson updated his condition after the game.
Johnson said that Burden suffered a concussion. The injury came in the fourth quarter when Burden took a hit from Buccaneers rookie linebacker Rueben Bain after a catch. Burden fumbled as a result of the hit and the Buccaneers tied the game a couple of plays after Burden was helped off the field.
While Burden wasn’t around for the game-winning drive, he had helped the Bears’ cause earlier in the evening. Burden caught Caleb Williams’s second touchdown pass of the first quarter and had seven catches for 97 yards over the course of the game.
Burden will need to go through the concussion protocol before being cleared to return, but a bye in Week 10 will give him two weeks to do that before he’ll be at risk of missing any game action.