Bears' Jeremy Langford: Expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Langford (ankle) is expected to miss 4-to-6 weeks, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports.

Analysis:

Langford apparently suffered a severe sprain, potentially to his upper ankle. His expected absence will leave Chicago's backfield in the hands of Jordan Howard and (possibly) Ka'Deem Carey, the latter of whom sat out Week 3 with a hamstring injury. Langford was already starting to lose playing time before he suffered the injury, and it now seems Howard could be set for a heavy workload. The Chicago backfield still requires close monitoring, though everything seems to be pointing in Howard's direction.