Chicago Bears Lose Key Backup For Season
Published by TAB BAMFORD on September 5, 2009
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Chicago Bears
In the first quarter of a meaningless fourth preseason game against the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night, the Chicago Bears were dealt a harsh blow when backup running back Kevin Jones was lost for the season with torn ligaments in his ankle.
Jones, once a high first round draft pick by the Detroit Lions out of Virginia Tech, has a resume filled with catastrophic injuries, mostly to his legs. He had reported to camp in fantastic shape this year, though, and the Bears had not only committed to him taking pressure off sophomore star Matt Forte, but even the idea of using the two in the same backfield.
Now those dreams are gone.
The Bears will now enter the season with Adrian Peterson (not the superstar, the special teams ace) and Garrett Wolfe (who got dunked on by Mighty Mouse a couple weeks ago) as their backups.
There’s a good chance Bears GM Jerry Angelo is hunting the waiver wire this evening.
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