Update (Friday, 2:15 PM ET): The Bears are placing Kmet on injured reserve, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Coach Ben Johnson said the knee injury is season-ending, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network: "He's a big part of our heartbeat. It stinks. I hate it."
Update (Friday, 11:30 AM ET): Kmet is believed to have suffered a serious, likely season-ending knee injury, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Kmet is undergoing testing, and until those results come back, there is no finality, Rapoport said.
Update (Friday, 10:20 AM ET): The Bears are bracing to be without Kmet the rest of the way after he suffered a right knee injury Thursday night, according to Dan Wiederer.
Update (Friday, 8:23 AM ET): The Bears appear to have lost Cole Kmet, who will undergo tests Friday following the non-contact knee injury, Ian Rapoport said on Good Morning Football.
Update (Friday, 8:10 AM ET): Cole Kmet suffered a non-contact knee injury, with more tests coming Friday, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. “But I don’t think it looked very good,” coach Ben Johnson said.
Bears TE Cole Kmet was ruled out of Thursday night's game against the Patriots with a knee injury, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Kmet was carted off, per Pro Football Talk.