Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher underwent an arthroscopic
procedure on his left knee on Tuesday.
Head Coach Lovie Smith described the procedure as a “minor scope” and
said “there shouldn’t be any reason to really be concerned.” Of course, this sounds like what Lovie has
been saying all along. That was before
54 started missing practices. That was
before this procedure. That was before
Urlacher’s status for the beginning of the regular season was in jeopardy.
I’m not saying that Lach won’t be ready for the regular season. He very well may be. Teammate Nick Roach had a similar procedure
done before the regular season in 2010 and played in the opener 2 ½ weeks
later. What I am saying is that I don’t
believe anything that Lovie or Emery tell us.
Take it all with a grain of salt.
Back to Urlacher, though, I guess the best we can do now is
just hope for a smooth recovery.
Urlacher himself has said that he doubts he’ll be without pain in the
knee for the entire season. It is
entirely possible that he’ll practice very little and then play on
Sundays. If anybody can do that
effectively, it’s probably him. What this
all means for his contract status is a discussion for another day. For now, let’s just hope that this doesn’t
derail what could be a very special season.
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