The Bears put cornerback Michael Joseph on the reserve/COVID-19 list Saturday, but there is no fear of him spreading the coronavirus — he hasn’t been inside Halas Hall since the team put him on injured reserve Aug. 31.
Since then, Joseph has been under the care of the Bears’ medical staff remotely.
Joseph spent parts of the last two seasons on the Bears practice squad last year before being promoted to the active roster for the last two games of 2019. He did not play a snap in either.
An undrafted free agent from Div. III Dubuque, Joseph is an unlikely NFL player. He barely played for his own prep team, Oswego High School, and had to talk his way into a collegiate opportunity.
He is officially the second Bears player to be put on the reserve/COVID-19 list this season. Practice-squad offensive lineman Badara Traore came off the list earlier this week.
