The Bears placed six players on the PUP/NFI lists on July 25, with linebacker T.J. Edwards' Active/Non-Football Injury designation standing out — it means whatever sidelined him happened away from the game, and the team's July 22 camp preview hadn't flagged it.

The Chicago Bears opened training camp Saturday with six players unable to practice, a number that is heavy enough by itself and carries a specific flag worth noting: linebacker T.J. Edwards is on the Active/Non-Football Injury list.

The Bears confirmed the moves July 25 on the club's official transactions page. The five players placed on Active/Physically Unable to Perform are linebacker Keyshaun Elliott, defensive back Kyler Gordon, linebacker Noah Sewell, offensive lineman Ozzy Trapilo, and defensive lineman Shemar Turner. Edwards stands apart under the NFI tag — the designation means his injury did not occur during football activities, which is a different category than the patellar issue that kept Trapilo out through the offseason.

The timing is notable. The Bears published their linebacker camp preview on July 22, three days before these moves, describing Edwards as a returning veteran anchoring the unit alongside new signee Devin Bush. No injury caveat appeared in that writeup. The NFI designation was the first public indication that something is off.

Trapilo's PUP, by contrast, was expected — the offensive tackle has been dealing with a knee issue, and Braxton Jones and Jedrick Wills Jr. have been splitting first-team left tackle reps through camp. Gordon's PUP is similarly un-surprising given he finished last season on Reserve/Injured.

Three linebackers unavailable at once — Edwards (NFI), Elliott (PUP), and Sewell (PUP) — does thin a unit that was supposed to be a depth strength coming off an 11-6 NFC North title season. Edwards' designation is the one camp needs to answer.