Idonije, Others Struggle With Injuries

The Chicago Bears’ bye week happens at a good time for the team, as a few of their star players are struggling through injuries. Probably the most serious is the left knee injury to defensive lineman Israel Idonije. He had arthroscopic surgery yesterday to check out the extent. Coach Lovie Smith explained, “Israel Idonije had a scope this morning, clean up a little bit in one of his knees. Should be good to go. Nothing major, minor procedure that we had scheduled. He should be all right… It’s unknown, but we feel pretty good about him coming back quickly, soon, all of those. Pretty tough guy, he’ll be back out there before long.”

Smith also commented on wide receiver Devin Hester’s shoulder injury and said, “Should be fine. Am I expecting Devin [to play in Atlanta]? Right now, two weeks away, am I expecting? Yeah, I’m expecting all of the guys to play right now. We’re not ruling anybody out. I’m pretty excited about having all our guys ready to go next time we play.”

The Bears have a much-needed bye week this week, giving them extra time to rest before having to take the field again. See them by getting Chicago Bears tickets from StubHub.

Posted in General on October 6, 2009

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