William Perry Jersey , and a familiar situation for Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Pace.Burton missed last season's playoff loss to Philadelphia with a groin injury suffered almost on the eve of the game, and he appears to have a similar issue as the Bears prepare for their season opener Thursday with the Green Bay Packers."It's that type of injury right now that in our minds it's minor enough it's going to be day by day, and let's see where he's at," Pace said.Pace and the Bears felt they dealt successfully with the important issues they faced since last year's playoff loss to Philadelphia, such as finding a kicker to replace Cody Parkey and monitoring quarterback Mitchell Trubisky's development.Just when the Bears thought they could move right into the regular season without a problem, a Burton injury cropped up again. He didn't practice Sunday and on Monday worked only on a limited basis with what the Bears say has nothing to do with past similar injuries."This was an unrelated mild groin strain that we're dealing with right now," Pace said. "So we're hopeful, but it's going to be a day-by-day thing."Burton underwent sports hernia surgery in the offseason to deal with what kept him out of the playoff loss."We were smart with how we ramped him up through training camp just with him not doing a lot of football activities over the summer," Pace said.The Bears brought along Burton slowly at camp, and like many starters he hasn't played in preseason."For us it was more just let's get him back in football shape when he reported to camp and do it the right way," Pace said.Burton said after the playoff loss last year he has suffered from anxiety-related issues, but Pace dismissed this as a possible cause for this injury."There's no concern," Pace said. "I think if anything he's frustrated, he wants to be out there with his teammates. He knows how important this game is, and the start of the season. So no concern on that end."The Bears may have to move tight end Ben Braunecker into Burton's role and use tight ends Adam Shaheen or Bradley Sowell more."Trey, you know, he's a big part of the offense," Shaheen said. "Losing a guy like that http://www.thebearslockerroom.com/authentic-mike-ditka-jersey , it's never easy. But me along with Ben and Brad, our job is to pick up where he left off and try to make it so there's no step down."Despite the lingering tight end issue, Pace approaches this season optimistic that the Bears can defend their NFC North title. Trubisky is a key reason."You can feel him operating faster, and I think that comes with knowledge and comfort in the offense, with the scheme and then also the players that he's playing with," Pace said.Coach Matt Nagy notices better understanding of his offense by Trubisky, who wasn't allowed to throw a pass in preseason games."When he calls the play he visualizes immediately where everybody is at," Nagy said. "He didn't do that last year."Nagy said Trubisky even has begun to think like him, and cuts him off to finish some of his sentences."I do see myself trying to see the game through his eyes, and us being on the same page a lot," Trubisky said.As for the sticky kicker issue, Pace considers Eddy Pineiro the ideal solution to the team's much-publicized search lasting since shortly after Cody Parkey double-doinked a miss against the Eagles."The hope all along and the optimism all along is to hit on a young kicker that we can grow and develop, and we feel like we've done that," Pace said. "We're very confident in him and there was a lot of adversity, but we were into that plan, you know, strategically so. And we think it worked out just right."Whatever issues the Bears have, they'd like to think their dominant defense is set for the opener. They finished first in scoring and rushing defense Womens Richard Dent Jersey , and forcing turnovers last year after Pace made the trade for pass rusher Khalil Mack.Nagy remembers watching Mack decimate Green Bay's offense in last year's opener after missing all the offseason and training camp, and getting in five practices."I just said, 'holy hell.' I did," Nagy said. "I couldn't believe it. I mean, this guy was like, I know he's working out, but we didn't know."The Bears still lost 24-23 after building a 20-point lead in the second half."It was surreal," Nagy said. "That's a half that I'll never forget, along with the second half. But there were two really good halves, you learn from it, but it makes you better." The Bears Khalil Mack revenge game with the Raiders will be played in London this year"Being who you thought we were since 2005!Log In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsBearsOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Latest NewsThe Bears DenNotesXs and OsSuperfansBreaking News:The Bears' 2019 Draft class is complete!脳London Calling: Bears to face Raiders In London this seasonNew,39commentsThe Bears Khalil Mack revenge game with the Raiders will be played in London this yearCSTShareTweetShareShareLondon Calling: Bears to face Raiders In London this seasonThe Chicago Bears are going back to London again this season, this time to face the Raiders at either Wembley Stadium or Tottenham Hotspur’s new stadium. We won’t know the date or the location until the league’s schedule is set in April.The NFL announced all of the international games for 2019 this morning, Monday, January 21, 2019. Four of the games will be held in the UK, while a fifth is slated for Mexico. According to the information released by the NFL, “The quality of the 2019 international offering is apparent in three division games and five playoff participants Dan Hampton Jersey , including the NFC Champion Los Angeles Rams. Two of the four London Games will feature teams playing in the UK for the first time, while Mexico City will host a meeting of long-time AFC West division rivals.”The 2019 international games: In the UK, the other games are Tampa Bay hosting Carolina, Jacksonville hosting Houston and the LA Rams hosting the Bengals. In Mexico, The LA Chargers will host Kansas City.Assuming the turfmonster doesn’t eat the 2019 game like it did in 2018, Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium will host a matchup between the AFC West rival Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers. Both teams, who finished the 2018 regular season with identical 12-4 records, will be playing in Mexico City for the first time.Of course Kansas City fans, many of whom bought non-refundable flights to Mexico City for 2018’s later-relocated game against the LA Rams, are not happy about the news they get to go to Mexico this year.According to the NFL, the AFC South champion Houston Texans – who face the division-rival Jacksonville Jaguars – and the Carolina Panthers – who face their NFC South foes the Tampa Bay Buccaneers – will both make their London debuts. It will bring the total number of NFL teams to have played in the UK to 31 in 28 regular-season games by the end of the 2019 season. The Jaguars will be playing a home game in London for the seventh consecutive season.The Rams, who will face the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LIII, will host a London game for the fourth time when they take on the Cincinnati Bengals, while the Oakland Raiders will return to London for the second straight year, facing the NFC North division champion Chicago Bears.The information states that the NFL will play two games at Tottenham Hotspur’s new stadium, with two at Wembley Stadium.Dates, kickoff times and venues for all international games will be announced in conjunction with the release of the full NFL schedule this spring.