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29-year old linebacker Lance Briggs is the only Chicago Bears’ player going to the Pro Bowl this season. He has played in 14 games for the Bears this season and he has made 106 tackles, 5 tackles for a loss, defensed 5 passes, has 2.5 sacks and 1 interception. This is a Pro Bowl that’s well deserved for Briggs who didn’t have a lot of help on defense this season due to injuries.
The Bears will likely be playing without S/KR Danieal Manning this Sunday due to a calf injury. He has played in 15 games this season for the Bears and he has made 92 tackles, 1 sack, forced 2 fumbles, defensed 2 passes and he has 1 interception. Manning has also returned 28 kickoffs for 744 yards (26.6 avg) this season. The Bears could really miss him if he can’t play this weekend.
The Chicago Bears have placed CB Charles Tillman and DT Israel Idonije on the Injured Reserve List ending their seasons. Tillman has fractured ribs and a bruised lung while Idonije has a foot injury. Tillman played in 15 games for the Bears this season and he made 77 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss, forced 6 fumbles, defensed 7 passes and he has 2 interceptions (one returned for a TD). Idonije played in 15 games for the Bears this season and he made 18 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, forced 1 fumble and he had 2.5 sacks. The Bears might really miss Tillman this weekend against Calvin Johnson of the Lions.
35-year old punter Brad Maynard may miss this week’s game for the Bears. He has played in 15 games for the Bears this season and he has punted the ball 72 times for 3,017 yards (41.9 avg). Maynard has only 2 touchbacks (2.8%) this season and he has pinned the opposing team inside their own 20-yard line 25 times (34.7%) this year. The Bears have signed 26-year old Richmond McGee who could make his NFL debut against the Lions this week as the punter. If the Bears were playing any other team but the Lions this might be a huge issue but the Bears might not need the punter much in this game due to the Lions’ horrific defense.
Devin Hester’s injury opened the door for 25-year old Devin Aromashodu who in his first six games with the Bears caught only 2 passes for 16 yards (8.0 avg). But, in his last three games Aromashodu has caught 17 passes for 236 yards (13.9 avg) with 2 TD grabs for the Bears. Previous to this season with the Bears he had played in only 6 games in which he caught 7 passes for 96 yards (13.7 avg). It looks like the Bears have a keeper in Aromashodu proving that sometimes injuries open doors for players that teams’ never knew they had.