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An update on McPhee still tells us little to nothing.
Pernell McPhee's knee injury remains a mystery
CHICAGO, IL - NOVEMBER 22:
By: Bryan Perez | 46 minutes ago
The status of outside linebacker Pernell McPhee’s knee injury has been somewhat lost in the news and notes of Bears training camp, largely because of the attention paid to the offensive line and the status of players like Kyle Long and Hroniss Grasu.
McPhee’s injury and the surgery he had in February to repair it has been described as routine and minor, meant to remedy a nagging condition that slowed him throughout the second half of the 2015 season. But here we are, entering the final preseason game of 2016, and McPhee is just now starting to work on movement skills necessary to play on Sundays.
The sixth-year pro from Mississippi State is working on his coverage drops, something coach John Fox said is part of his rehabilitation schedule set forth by the training staff.
‘‘We’re just going to continue to stretch that out on what he can do, some of the change-of-direction things, which are part of football. But our training staff does an excellent job. When he’s healthy, we’ll have him out there,’’ Fox said from Halas Hall on Monday.
Despite what may seem like progress for McPhee, whether he’ll be ready for Week 1 against the Texans is still anyone’s guess, including Fox.
‘‘With me, I don’t like putting timelines [on injuries], but I think he’s closer than he was last week.”
At this point, even if McPhee starts the season on the active roster, he won’t be an every-down defender for the Bears on September 11. There’s just no way he’ll be in good enough football shape to play a majority of snaps.
Fortunately for the Bears, outside linebacker is one of the deepest positions on the roster. Assuming McPhee isn’t ready for full-time play in Week 1, Willie Young and Lamarr Houston are more than capable of being the primary players with rookie Leonard Floyd and scrappy veteran Sam Acho serving as the top reserves.
But the fact remains that a Bears’ defense without McPhee is simply not as physical or intimidating as it can be. The greater fear is that he’ll never regain his pre-injury form and will go down in Bears’ lore as a ‘what could’ve been’ player.
Pernell McPhee's knee injury remains a mystery
CHICAGO, IL - NOVEMBER 22:
By: Bryan Perez | 46 minutes ago
The status of outside linebacker Pernell McPhee’s knee injury has been somewhat lost in the news and notes of Bears training camp, largely because of the attention paid to the offensive line and the status of players like Kyle Long and Hroniss Grasu.
McPhee’s injury and the surgery he had in February to repair it has been described as routine and minor, meant to remedy a nagging condition that slowed him throughout the second half of the 2015 season. But here we are, entering the final preseason game of 2016, and McPhee is just now starting to work on movement skills necessary to play on Sundays.
The sixth-year pro from Mississippi State is working on his coverage drops, something coach John Fox said is part of his rehabilitation schedule set forth by the training staff.
‘‘We’re just going to continue to stretch that out on what he can do, some of the change-of-direction things, which are part of football. But our training staff does an excellent job. When he’s healthy, we’ll have him out there,’’ Fox said from Halas Hall on Monday.
Despite what may seem like progress for McPhee, whether he’ll be ready for Week 1 against the Texans is still anyone’s guess, including Fox.
‘‘With me, I don’t like putting timelines [on injuries], but I think he’s closer than he was last week.”
At this point, even if McPhee starts the season on the active roster, he won’t be an every-down defender for the Bears on September 11. There’s just no way he’ll be in good enough football shape to play a majority of snaps.
Fortunately for the Bears, outside linebacker is one of the deepest positions on the roster. Assuming McPhee isn’t ready for full-time play in Week 1, Willie Young and Lamarr Houston are more than capable of being the primary players with rookie Leonard Floyd and scrappy veteran Sam Acho serving as the top reserves.
But the fact remains that a Bears’ defense without McPhee is simply not as physical or intimidating as it can be. The greater fear is that he’ll never regain his pre-injury form and will go down in Bears’ lore as a ‘what could’ve been’ player.
