Injuries have damaged the Bears’ passing game this season, and another key wide receiver looks set to miss extensive time.
Markus Wheaton suffered a groin tear and is expected to miss up to six weeks because of the malady, Adam Jahns of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. However, Wheaton was limited at Thursday’s practice. The fifth-year wideout practicing at all with this injury points to the possibility of a shorter recovery time.
But this is the latest batch of trouble for one of the most depleted receiving corps in the game. The Bears already lost Cameron Meredith to a torn ACL suffered in August, and Kevin White is also on IR because of his latest severe injury. Wheaton has also struggled with ailments over the past year. He missed 13 games during his final Steelers season because of a shoulder injury, and since joining the Bears suffered a finger injury and underwent an appendectomy. The broken pinkie finger sidelined Wheaton for two games this season.
If Wheaton is on the shelf for the time being, the Bears will be down to Kendall Wright, Deonte Thompson and Josh Bellamy as their top wideouts. This scenario played out earlier this season before Wheaton recovered to return. However, since returning, the former Steelers third-rounder hasn’t been effective. He only has one reception for four yards this season.
Wheaton signed a two-year, $11MM deal with $5MM guaranteed in March.
I thought Thompson was released. And Tanner Gentry was activated.
Agreed…but they are
So terrible it doesn’t even matter!!
Hey George, is gramma pissed?
Hahaha!! I’ll walk over to her house to ask since she lives close to me!!
Curious why the tight ends haven’t been a bigger part of the game plans. Especially a 2nd rounder