Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson met with members of the media Monday to recap Sunday’s 30-16 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.

Johnson announced that second-round draft pick Shemar Turner tore his ACL and will be out for the remainder of the season. Johnson also discussed the Bears’ continuing issues with penalties and in the red zone.

Here are three takeaways from Monday’s media session.

1. Shemar Turner will miss the remainder of his rookie season.

The Bears drafted Turner, a defensive lineman out of Texas A&M, with the 62nd pick in April. He was the third of three second-round selections after wide receiver Luther Burden III (39th) and offensive tackle Ozzy Trapilo (56th).

Turner exited Sunday’s game in the first half and needed to be carted from the sideline to the locker room.

“It’s a shame that we’re going to miss out on him,” Johnson said Monday. “He has a physical presence and demeanor about him that you really appreciate. He plays the game the way we want.”

Turner saw limited action in his five appearances as a rookie, but Johnson had high hopes for him during the second half of the season. The Bears were giving him more opportunities as an edge defender, and Johnson said he was impressed with Turner’s run defense on the edge.

Turner had nearly a 50-50 split in snaps between defensive tackle and the edge, per NFL Pro. He played both spots at various points in college too.

“I thought that when we made that transition to defensive end, it certainly coincided with our ability to stop the run at a higher clip,” Johnson said. “So we thought he was part of the solution there for us.

“I thought he looked somewhat natural to play that spot for a guy that hadn’t done a ton of it. So we were really excited to see what this next half of the season was going to look like as he continued to develop in that role.”

When the Bears drafted Turner, they slotted him into a depth chart full of veterans on the defensive line. It was always going to be an uphill battle for him to earn snaps early in his rookie season. It didn’t help that Turner injured his ankle at the beginning of training camp and didn’t return to practice until late August.

The Bears eased him back into the rotation. Turner was inactive for the first two games before making his debut in Week 3. In five games, he totaled six tackles and two tackles for a loss.

Bears defensive end Dominique Robinson (90) is attended to after suffering an injury in the first quarter against the Ravens on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

In other injury news, Johnson said defensive end Dominique Robinson will miss “a few weeks” with a high-ankle sprain and wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus is “day to day” with a knee injury.

Johnson also confirmed that defensive end Austin Booker will be activated off injured reserve this week after missing the first seven games with a knee injury.

2. Bears players are ‘fed up’ with the onslaught of penalties.

When reviewing the tape Monday, Johnson saw the same thing fans did on TV. The Bears were penalized 11 times for 79 yards. It’s hard to win games that way.

“It’s discipline; they’re as fed up with it as everyone else in the building,” Johnson said of the players. “They understand it’s just not what good football teams do, and I think they’re going to take ownership of it.”

The Bears are averaging more than nine penalties per game, the second-most in the league behind the Jacksonville Jaguars. They were penalized Sunday on offense, defense and special teams. Two intentional grounding penalties against quarterback Caleb Williams caused first-half drives to stall.

In somewhat of a silver lining, the offense committed only two pre-snap penalties. But they came at inopportune times.

Tight end Colston Loveland was called for a false start on third-and-1 at the 8-yard line in the first quarter, and while the Bears still picked up the first down, they wound up settling for a field goal. In the fourth quarter, veteran guard Joe Thuney drew a false start when the Bears were backed up at their end zone. Williams threw an interception one play later.

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams throws an interception to Ravens cornerback Nate Wiggins in the fourth quarter Sunday Oct. 26, 2025, at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Certainly the Bears don’t like committing penalties within game action either, but Johnson is encouraged that more reps will eliminate the pre-snap miscues for his offense.

“The good news is we’re not getting flagged for delay-of-game penalties,” Johnson said. “From that regard, I do think our guys are doing a good job getting the communication out and getting it going. Is it as fast as we would like to? No, it’s not. A lot of that has to do with comfort and time on task.”

3. The red zone remains an issue.

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The Bears scored one touchdown in three red-zone opportunities Sunday. They’re converting 47.8% of their red-zone chances into touchdowns, which ranks 26th.

“We’re moving the ball,” Johnson said. “We’re not scoring points as often as we’d like to.”

The Bears had to kick the aforementioned field goal in the first quarter, and they turned the ball over on downs from the 1-yard line on the final possession.

“Just based on our film review for this past game, we need to execute better as an O-line,” center Drew Dalman said when asked about the red zone. “We had some opportunities and we could’ve done a better job, and that starts with us as far as assignment, execution, understanding exactly what we need to do and executing with effort and violence.”

The final possession was a bit discombobulated near the goal line because the Bears were out of timeouts. Johnson said the Bears “wasted too much time” in that situation.

Williams tried a QB sneak on third down at the 1 but couldn’t convert. That left the clock running before fourth down, and Williams ended up sailing a pass over DJ Moore in the end zone.

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