Chicago Bears WR N'Keal Harry undergoes ankle surgery; LB Roquan Smith sits out practice after clearing PUP list

LAKE FOREST, Ill — Chicago Bears wide receiver N'Keal Harry underwent surgery on his left ankle on Thursday and will be sidelined for an unspecified amount of time, according to coach Matt Eberflus.

Harry sustained the injury on the first play of team drills last Saturday when his left ankle got wrapped up underneath linebacker Nicholas Morrow on a pass that went his direction. The former New England Patriots first rounder, who was traded to Chicago last month, could not bear weight on his ankle and was helped off the field by trainers and teammates.

Harry's injury is one of several at the wide receiver position. Byron Pringle is out indefinitely with a quad injury, per the team, and rookie Velus Jones Jr. is classified as day-to-day despite missing the last week of training camp.

Chicago was without 21 players for a second day in a row at practice, the team's last before the preseason opener against the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday. On the first day he was eligible to return to practice, linebacker Roquan Smith did not participate.

Smith, who demanded a trade in a statement earlier this week, was removed from the physically unable to perform list on Wednesday. Smith passed a physical, according to the NFL transactions wire.

«He was cleared by our medical staff as healthy,» Eberflus said. «He did not practice. And the reason why for that is, you'll have to ask him. We expect all of our healthy players to practice, and that was his decision. Like I said, you'll have to ask him. I have not talked to him about it.»

The Bears did not make Smith available on Thursday per the team's policy that states only players who participate in practice are able to speak with the media.

Smith is officially a hold-in, akin to Seattle