Bears Place Braxton Jones on IR, Theo Benedet to Start at Left Tackle vs. Jets
The Chicago Bears place left tackle Braxton Jones on injured reserve and name Theo Benedet as the starter for Week 4 against the New York Jets.
The odds
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Price data
| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 37% |
| 2 Oct, 15:44 UTC | 37% |
| 2 Oct, 12:58 UTC | 38% |
| 1 Oct, 15:00 UTC | 39% |
| 30 Sept, 18:46 UTC | 38% |
| 29 Sept, 21:25 UTC | 39% |
| 29 Sept, 20:01 UTC | 38% |
| 29 Sept, 17:57 UTC | 37% |
| 28 Sept, 17:56 UTC | 40% |
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The story so far
2 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 1 Oct 2026. SI Feed published first, on 1 October at 14:00 UTC; www.espn.com followed 55h 28m later. The most recent article, from www.espn.com, appeared on 3 October at 21:28 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: www.espn.com (major outlet), SI Feed.
One prediction market prices this story:
- Jets vs. Bears — the market puts it at 37%, with $36k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 4 Oct 2026. The market resolves to Jets if they win the scheduled NFL game on October 4 at 1:00 PM ET. It resolves to Bears if they win that same game. Readers often mistake the Lions vs. Jets result in the linked story as relevant, but only the outcome of the specific Jets vs. Bears matchup counts.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Jets vs. Bears at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.
- SI FeedBears Facing Uncertain Left Tackle Situation Ahead of Week 4 Game vs. Jets38%
- SI FeedBears announce starting left tackle, but not QB, for Week 4 vs. Jets37%▼1 points since the previous source
- www.espn.comBears LT Braxton Jones on IR; Benedet to start vs. Jets37%
- Current odds37%
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- Polymarket Jets vs. Bears 37%
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In this story
- Braxton Jones
- Theo Benedet
- Chicago Bears
- New York Jets