Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus checked out a reporter after Tuesday’s Family Fest follow at Soldier Field and requested his personal query.
“Have you played receiver?” he requested, placing on his recruiting hat from his days as a university coach.
No, the Bears haven’t reached that time but, however their depth continues to be depleted after one more huge receiver was injured throughout follow.
David Moore suffered an obvious proper leg harm throughout one-on-one drills, and trainers spent a number of minutes analyzing him earlier than calling for a cart. Moore didn’t put weight on his leg as trainers helped him to the cart.
Moore was one among 5 Bears receivers who missed follow Tuesday. Darnell Mooney and Equanimeous St. Brown are their prime two wholesome receivers, however the accidents have made the depth past that murky.
“It does make it difficult,” Eberflus stated. “You lose men on a 90-man roster and it makes it difficult for the other guys. We’re at that situation where we’ve got to just keep on working through it. Next man up and the whole roster is going to get more reps at that position.”
Eberflus didn’t have an instantaneous replace on Moore, who totaled 78 catches for 1,163 yards and 13 touchdowns over 4 seasons with the Seattle Seahawks.
But Eberflus did affirm that N’Keal Harry’s ankle harm will sideline him for a major period of time. NFL Network reported it’s a excessive ankle sprain that might maintain him out six weeks.
Byron Pringle is out with a quadriceps harm that Eberflus categorised as extra vital than day after day, although he doesn’t suppose it should have an effect on Pringle’s begin to the common season. Velus Jones Jr. and Dante Pettis are additionally out with undisclosed accidents.
Pringle and Jones labored out on the Soldier Field sideline with different injured gamers Tuesday.
The standing of tight finish Cole Kmet is also price watching. He sat out workforce work late in follow Tuesday. The Bears additionally have been with out tight ends Ryan Griffin and James O’Shaughnessy.
Defensive lineman Angelo Blackson and cornerbacks Kyler Gordon and Duke Shelley have been current however didn’t follow.
“It’s just next man up,” St. Brown stated. “It’s football, injuries happen. You hate to see your fellow teammates go down, but in the middle of practice, the next person has to step up and fill the shoes of wherever we are missing guys. You hate to see it and it happens every year, but, yeah, people have to step up.”
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Source: www.bostonherald.com