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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Kyle Williams

Teven Jenkins feeling good physically after first game back, ready for bigger workload

(Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Bears guard Teven Jenkins switched up his diet during the offseason, eschewing Wendy’s and turning to a personal chef who uses natural ingredients.

“When I got hurt, it was like a wake-up call, really,” said the 2021 second-round pick, who missed the first four games of this season on injured reserve with a calf injury two years after missing most of his rookie season following back surgery. “I knew I had to change something this offseason because I’ve had past injuries. So I was slowing into it, tiptoeing back and forth about what I should do, and I’m really bought into it now.”

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