Terrell Lewis could play on Sunday for the first time since Nov. 27 after the Chicago Bears signed the former Alabama linebacker to their active roster on Wednesday.

The Bears signed Lewis off their practice squad. He joined that unit on Dec. 20, four days after being released by the Los Angeles Rams.

MORE NFL:

· WILLIE ANDERSON, DEMARCUS WARE ON PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME’S SHORT LIST

· BILLS SIGN FORMER ALABAMA SAFETY AFTER DAMAR HAMLIN’S INJURY

· MONTY RICE GOES FROM TITANS FAN TO TENNESSEE LINEBACKER

The Rams waived Lewis after a back injury had kept him out of the previous two games.

Lewis’ final three games with the Rams were his only starts of the 2022 season. He had 13 tackles, one sack, two tackles for loss, three quarterback hits, two passes defended and his first NFL interception while getting on the field for 332 defensive snaps and 14 special-teams plays in 11 games with Los Angeles this season.

Chicago closes its 2022 regular-season schedule on Sunday with a home game against the Minnesota Vikings. As practice began for that contest, the Bears placed three players on injured reserve and signed three players from their practice squad to fill the vacancies on the active roster.

During his Wednesday press conference, Chicago coach Matt Eberflus said “potentially” the Bears could use players in the finale who have not been on the field previously in 2022 for the Bears.

“We’ll look and see how they do,” Eberflus said. “They got to perform in practice first, so we’ll look at those guys.”

A third-round selection in the 2020 NFL Draft, Lewis started his rookie season on the reserve/non-football injury list. He was recovering from knee surgery, a precautionary procedure undertaken because of infection concerns from his previous knee operation after a torn anterior cruciate ligament at Alabama in 2018.

Once he made his debut in the fifth game of the Rams’ 2020 season, Lewis played in eight games, registered five tackles and recorded two sacks in 124 defensive snaps as a rookie.

Halfway through the 2021 NFL season, Los Angeles acquired eight-time Pro Bowl outside linebacker Von Miller from the Denver Broncos, and the pass-rusher helped the Rams win Super Bowl LVI. But his acquisition also sent Lewis to the sidelines. Lewis had started the three games before Miller took over the spot in the lineup. Lewis did not play in the final six games of the regular season or Los Angeles’ four playoff games.

In 30 NFL regular-season games, including seven starts, Lewis has 40 tackles, six sacks, eight tackles for loss, 10 quarterback hits, three passes defended, one interception and one forced fumble. He’s been on the field for 823 defensive snaps and 19 special-teams plays.

FOR MORE OF AL.COM’S COVERAGE OF THE NFL, GO TO OUR NFL PAGE

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.