Homer (ankle) was a full participant in Wednesday's practice.
Homer missed Week 15 and was limited in practice Tuesday, but it looks like he's ready to rock for Saturday's divisional matchup against the Packers. Expect Homer to resume contributing on special teams and providing backfield depth Week 16.
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Bears' Travis Homer: Limited to open Week 16 prep
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Homer (ankle) was a limited participant in Tuesday's walkthrough practice.
Homer picked up an ankle injury during the Bears' Week 14 loss to the Packers, which prevented him from playing in Sunday's win over the Browns. He'll have two more opportunities to increase his practice participation and give himself a chance to return for Saturday's NFC North tilt against Green Bay. When healthy, Homer has mostly contributed on special teams while providing backfield depth behind D'Andre Swift and rookie seventh-rounder Kyle Monangai.
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Bears' Travis Homer: Out for Week 15
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Homer (ankle) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Browns.
Despite upgrading from a DNP on Thursday to limited practice Friday, Homer won't be available for Sunday's contest. The 27-year-old is now in line to miss his seventh game of the season. With Homer ruled out, D'Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai are currently the only running backs on the Bears' active roster without an injury designation for the Week 15 matchup.
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Bears' Travis Homer: Misses practice again
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Homer (ankle) did not participate in Thursday's practice.
This marks Homer's second consecutive absence from practice as he deals with an ankle issue he picked up in the Bears' Week 14 loss to the Packers. The reserve running back and special-teams asset has one more chance to upgrade his practice participation before Sunday's game against the Browns, and he'll likely need to show some improvement Friday to suit up for the game.
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Bears' Travis Homer: Nursing ankle injury
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Homer (ankle) did not participate in Wednesday's walkthrough practice, Dan Wiederer of the Chicago Tribune reports.
Homer likely picked up the injury during the Bears' Week 14 loss to the Packers, when he logged 16 snaps on special teams without showing up on the box score otherwise. He'll need to return to practice in at least a limited capacity over the next two days in order to have a realistic shot at playing Sunday against the Browns.
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Bears' Travis Homer: Contained to special teams Sunday
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Homer logged all 16 of his snaps on special teams in Sunday's 28-21 loss to the Packers.
Since sitting out a Week 12 win over the Steelers with hamstring and knee injuries, Homer has returned to his usual role on special teams. Homer is the Bears' No. 3 running back, but Chicago won't be compelled to give him snaps on offense outside of garbage time while both D'Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai are healthy.
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Bears' Travis Homer: Trending towards playing Friday
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Homer (hamstring/knee) was listed as a full participant on the Bears' practice estimate Tuesday.
Homer missed Sunday's game versus the Steelers with a pair of injuries, but he didn't have any limitations during Chicago's walk-thru practice Tuesday. Barring any downgrade to his status Wednesday or Thursday, he should be able to suit up and mix in on special teams in Week 13.
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Bears' Travis Homer: Won't play in Week 12
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Homer (hamstring/knee) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Steelers.
The Miami product downgraded from limited practice Wednesday to a DNP on Friday, so it's no surprise that he won't play in the Week 12 matchup. Homer has appeared in five games this season, contributing primarily on special teams (six offensive snaps, 86 special-teams snaps). With Homer and Roschon Johnson (thumb) both out Sunday, D'Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai are currently the only healthy running backs on Chicago's active roster.
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Bears' Travis Homer: Dealing with hamstring issue
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Homer was a limited participant at practice Wednesday due to hamstring and knee injuries.
After handling his first carry of the season in addition to taking on his usual duties on special teams in the Bears' Week 11 win over the Vikings, Homer is nursing a pair of injuries in Week 12. He'll have two more chances to upgrade to full participation at practice before the Bears decide whether he'll take a designation into Sunday's game against the Steelers.
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Bears' Travis Homer: One offensive touch in win
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Homer rushed once for negative two yards in the Bears' 19-17 win over the Vikings on Sunday.
Homer's lone touch was his first offensive snap contribution of the 2025 season, as he's been used almost exclusively on special teams. Unless Chicago's backfield suffers multiple injuries, his offensive involvement will remain minimal and offer little standalone fantasy value.
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Bears' Travis Homer: Good to go against New Orleans
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Homer (calf) is active for Sunday's game against the Saints.
Homer was activated from injured reserve Saturday, and the 2019 sixth-rounder has been cleared to make his 2025 regular-season debut after fully recovering from a calf injury. With lead back D'Andre Swift (groin) cleared to play Sunday, Homer will likely see most of his work on special teams while Roschon Johnson and Kyle Monangai provide rotational depth out of the backfield.
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Bears' Travis Homer: Questionable but still on IR
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Homer (calf) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Saints.
Homer remains on injured reserve, so Chicago would have to make an official move of adding him back to the active roster for Homer to be eligible to play Sunday. He logged three full practices during the week, so Homer may actually be healthier than lead back D'Andre Swift (groin), who is listed as questionable after being limited in practice Thursday and Friday.
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Bears' Travis Homer: Logs full practice
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Homer (calf) participated fully in Wednesday's walkthrough.
Homer practiced in full for the entire week leading up to Monday night's win over the Commanders, but he remained on injured reserve. It's unclear whether he'll be in line to return in Week 7 against the Saints, though his continued full practice participation is a positive sign.
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Bears' Travis Homer: Downgraded to out for MNF
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Homer (calf) was downgraded to out for Monday night's game against the Commanders.
Homer's season debut will have to wait at least another week, as his next chance to suit up will be Sunday against the Saints. Homer will likely contribute mainly on special teams when he does return to action.
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Bears' Travis Homer: Questionable to play Monday
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Homer (calf) is listed as questionable for Monday's game against the Commanders.
Homer started the season on injured reserve due to a calf injury that he suffered in preseason action in August. He was a full participant in practice this past week, but he would need to be activated from IR in order to have a chance at playing in Washington on Monday. Once he's cleared to return, Homer could be deployed on special teams as a returner while providing depth in the Bears' backfield.
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Bears' Travis Homer: Gets in full practice
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Homer (calf) logged a full practice Thursday.
Homer remains on injured reserve but was designated for return earlier this week, opening his 21-day practice window. Homer doesn't have much of an offensive role in Chicago when healthy.
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Bears' Travis Homer: Designated for return from IR
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Homer (calf) was designated for return from injured reserve by the Bears on Tuesday, Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports.
Once he's cleared to play, Homer will be making his 2025 season debut. The veteran running back and special-teams player appeared in 10 regular-season contests last season but carries zero fantasy value.
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Bears' Travis Homer: Out minimum of four games
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The Bears placed Homer (calf) on IR on Tuesday, ruling him out for at least the first four games of the regular season.
Homer will miss the first four games of the regular season, at a minimum, due to a calf injury sustained during Chicago's preseason opener against Miami. Once fully recovered, Homer will figure to return as a depth option behind D'Andre Swift and Roschon Johnson (foot).
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Bears' Travis Homer: Exits game with calf injury
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Homer is questionable to return to Sunday's preseason game against Miami due to a calf injury, Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com reports.
Homer appeared to tweak his calf late in the second quarter, and given that it's the preseason, the Bears likely will play it conservatively and keep the 2019 sixth-rounder sidelined for the rest of the game. Homer is competing against Kyle Monangai and Ian Wheeler for the RB3 job behind D'Andre Swift and Roschon Johnson (foot).
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Bears' Travis Homer: Returning to Chicago
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Homer (hamstring) signed a one-year, $2-million deal with the Bears on Monday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
The running back will remain with the team that he played for during the 2023 and '24 campaigns. Homer missed Chicago's last three games of 2024 with a hamstring injury but appears to be healthy again. He played more on special teams than offense in each of the last two seasons, recording just six carries for 23 yards and three catches for 11 yards between the two years.
