NFL · New England Patriots · 11:29 ET · via @RapSheet

Chicago Bears tight end Cole Kmet suffers likely season-ending knee injury

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Ian Rapoport reported the injury is believed to be serious and likely season-ending.

tight end is believed to have suffered a serious, likely season-ending knee injury, reports Ian Rapoport. Kmet was carted off the field during the team's win over the .

Kmet is undergoing medical testing to determine the full extent of the right knee injury. An official timeline remains pending until the test results are finalized.

The injury removes a starting tight end from the offense. The will rely on the remaining tight ends on their depth chart for their next game.