Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2016 22:55:47 GMT -6
Tracy Porter suffers concussion in Bears' 23-7 loss to Chiefs
Aug 27, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA;
By: Bryan Perez | 2 hours ago
The Bears can’t seem to go one day without an injury to one of their important players, ranging from a season-ending torn ACL to starting center Hroniss Grasu to nagging injuries that have kept first-round pick Leonard Floyd out of numerous practices throughout his first training camp in the NFL.
In Chicago’s 23-7 loss to the Chiefs in Week 3 of the preseason starting cornerback Tracy Porter suffered a concussion, an injury that is unpredictable when trying to determine a timetable for recovery.
Porter was injured when teammate Harold Jones-Quartey inadvertently kneed him in the back of the head when trying to make a play in pass defense.
Porter’s injury comes at the worst possible time for the secondary, as third-year man Kyle Fuller is on the mend from arthroscopic knee surgery and is considered week-to-week. With only two weeks until the Bears open the 2016 regular season against the Houston Texans, there’s a real chance that they could be without their top two corners.
If both players are out for the opener, the Bears would be left with rookie Deiondre Hall, De’Vante Bausby and Jacoby Glenn as their top three options to play the outside corner position. Players like Kevin Peterson and Sherrick McManis are more likely to make the team, too, in the event the injury bug isn’t remedied by final cut day.
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