Bears running back Michael Bush, who was placed on injured reserve at the end of last season with a serious rib injury, told Vaughn McClure of the Chicago Tribune he played a good portion of the 2012 campaign with a fractured bone in his right shoulder. Bush suffered the injury in a Week 2 loss at Green Bay and endured the pain until he was placed on injured reserve with two games remaining because of rib-cartilage damage. "How did I play through it? The same way I was going to play through the rib injury until I realized (the rib injury) was worse than what it was,'' Bush said. "That's just me. Once I broke my leg (in college) … if it ain't my leg and it ain't my feet and I can still walk around and run, I'm going to play.'' Pietro Tonino, a sports medicine orthopedic surgeon at Loyola University Medical Center, explained the significance of a glenoid fracture in the shoulder. "A fracture in the socket can cause instability, and the ball can fall out of the socket,'' Tonino said. "Smaller fractures can be repaired with arthroscopic surgery. A minority of glenoid fractures may not require surgery. In such cases, the patient wears a sling and recovery takes three to four months." Bush did not undergo surgery on his shoulder and said he is completely healed from both injuries. "I'm good now,'' he said. "I'm lifting weights. I'm throwing the ball. I'm good.'' Source: The Redzone
I remember when he broke his leg at Louisville. Against Kentucky, in a blow out. Man, he was gunna be great. Heisman great. Instead, he was drafted by the Raiders...
