After missing two weeks of training camp and being gone for a week for personal reasons, Chicago Bears middle linebacker Brian Urlacher has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports. An NFL source said Urlacher underwent the procedure Tuesday, 26 days before the start of the regular season. The Bears and Urlacher have maintained all along that he will be ready to play against the Indianapolis Colts Sept. 9 at Soldier Field, it is unknown at this point if today's surgery will alter that timeline. Urlacher was asked in an interview on Monday with WFLD Fox-32 if he had arthroscopic surgery during the time he was away from training camp at Olivet Nazarene University last week. "No," Urlacher told Fox-32. "I am pretty sure if I got surgery we have to tell the NFL from what I understand, right? I definitely didn't get knee surgery. I was gone for personal reasons." Fox host Lou Canellis then asked Urlacher if there was an arthroscopic surgery he could have and return in two weeks. "I don't know," Urlacher said. "I am just going to keep resting right now. I have never had a scope. I don't know how that stuff works. This is the first time I have ever done anything to my knee so I am kind of new to this. I don't know. Honestly, I don't know how that works." Source: The Redzone
Urlacher ready for the Colts on september 9th? I'm not gonna hold my breath on that one but we shall see. The Bears gotta remember that Urlacher is 34, not 24.
Oh wait... Taking 'bout #54 breakin' down & having no back up plan; Crap, me & my buds had this convo years & years ago... Apparently you don't need vision as long as the coffers get filled...
