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CHICAGO — Bears wide receiver Darnell Mooney will be placed on injured reserve and miss the remainder of the season after injuring his left ankle in the second half of Chicago’s 31-10 loss to the New York Jets on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Coach Matt Eberflus said Mooney is likely to undergo surgery. The third-year wide receiver was injured on the Bears’ second drive of the third quarter when he was blocking for running back David Montgomery. A Jets defender attempting to tackle Montgomery fell onto the back of Mooney’s left leg.<\/p>\n

Mooney could not bear weight on his ankle and was helped off the field by athletic trainers.<\/p>\n

“It’s unfortunate,” Eberflus said. “… Mooney did a great job blocking on that. It was a second effort. Obviously a really good run by David. A guy ended up trying to tackle him and swung around, and all of a sudden … his leg was there. So, we’ll see where it goes from there. That was unfortunate for him.”<\/p>\n