The Bears have officially declared Allen Robinson as questionable for Sunday's game versus Patriots. He returned to the practice field today.

It looks like Robinson should be good to go this weekend in a game the Bears may have to score 25+ points to win. He is a mid-range WR2.

Allen Robinson's absence is a new development. He was "limited" in Wednesday's practice, so presumably, he aggravated it then. Where that leaves him for Sunday's game is unknown. Matt Nagy wouldn't say much about it Thursday morning.

Bad for the Bears and fantasy owners, this puts ARob's Sunday status in serious doubt. Should he miss time, Tarik Cohen, Trey Burton and Taylor Gabriel would all see an uptick in usage. Anthony Miller would as well, but is still probably not a startable option in most leagues. We won't speculate further on the impact of this news until we see how things shake down on Friday.

Donte Moncrief is the most experienced (152 catches in 53 games) and among oldest (25) receivers on the roster. The Jaguars signed him to a one-year, prove-it contract to help provide some veteran leadership along with Marqise Lee after Allen Robinson departed in free agency.

With Lee gone, that responsibility is all on Moncrief. He has to be the player the rest of the receivers -- who have appeared in a combined 45 games -- lean on.

Related players: Keelan Cole, Dede Westbrook, Jaydon Mickens, Rashad Greene

HC Doug Marrone said the group of WRs has to step up, but the writer feels it has to be Moncrief that leads the way. But Moncrief has missed 11 games over his last two seasons because of injuries. The story said there were times when his effort and attitude were also called into question, which caused the Colts to give up on him.

Wide receiver Allen Robinson has done a lot since tearing his ACL early in the 2017 season opener, including leave the Jaguars to sign with the Bears as a free agent, but he has not played in a game.

That is set to change this week. Robinson will participate in Chicago’s joint practices with the Broncos and the plan is for him to play in Saturday’s game in Denver.

Robinson says he's ready and excited, but the greatest benefit will be facing defenders in live action in the joint practices, he said in the story.

According to league sources, the Vikings will sign wide receiver Stefon Diggs to a five-year contract extension on Tuesday, retaining another one of its core players that was scheduled to hit free agency in March. Diggs’ deal is expected to be worth around $14 million a season, according to an NFL source, which would put his deal in line with recent contracts the Green Bay Packers gave Davante Adams and the Chicago Bears gave Allen Robinson.

Diggs caught eight TDs last season, trying him for the team lead. He had 64 catches and 849 receiving yards while playing 14 games.

NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reports that no Bears are expected to start camp on the PUP list. That means wide receiver Allen Robinson is healthy following his ACL injury last fall.

This is a great start to the three-year, $42 million contract the Bears signed Robinson to this spring. The former Jaguar projects to be the clear leader in targets for Chicago this season.

TE Trey Burton said that he sees things in the Bears that remind him of where the Eagles were heading into last season.

“There are a ton of similarities,” Burton said. “You look at Philly two years ago, the majority of our games we lost by less than a touchdown. If you look at Chicago last year as well, there’s a good amount of games that they lost. It’s just getting over that hump. You gotta be able to win the close games and here’s so many small detail things that happen in order for you to lose those games.”

Related players: Allen Robinson, Mitch Trubisky

There is a lot of excitement around the Bears offense coming into this year with the additions of Burton and Robinson, and the hope Trubisky takes the next step in his development. The story pointed out the Bears lost six games by eight points or less last season.