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Two days after the Chicago Bears added Jeffery Simmons to the defense, the offense is trying to manage some injuries.The Bears' running game will continue to operate without its preferred two-punch running game.The Bears' run-game combo of D'Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai won't be available on Monday, just the first half of it.Monangai will not play against Seattle."I would count him out this week," Johnson said.This will be the fourth game in a row Monangai has missed. In his place, the Bears had Roschon Johnson and Zavier Scott as the back-up running backs.Johnson has earned carries, but Swift has been a bell cow in Monangai's absence.Swift has 160 rushing yards and four touchdowns in the last three weeks without Monangai. However, Swift has rushed for 3.4 yards per carry. So far in 2026, he's rushing for 4.1 yards per carry.Scott might earn more opportunities on offense, as he's been a special teams player for most of his tenure with the Bears. That tenure started after training camp