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The Bears have lost rookie safety Major Wright for the rest of the pre-season. He will have surgery today to repair a fractured left index finger. Wright had 7 tackles in the pre-season opener over the weekend. This will set back Wright a bit as the Bears had big plans for him. Hopefully, he’ll be ready for the start of the 2010 regular season as the Bears planned on giving him quite a bit of P.T.
The Bears have selected FB/RB Harvey Unga out of BYU in the 7th round of the supplemental draft. Unga carried the ball 208 times last season for BYU and he carried the ball 208 times for 1,087 yards (5.2 ypc) with 11 TD runs. He has also caught 16 passes for 121 yards (7.6 avg) with 1 TD grab last season. Unga played four years for the Cougars in which he carried the ball 696 times for 3,455 yards (5.0 ypc) with 36 TD runs. He also caught 102 passes for 1,085 yards (10.6 avg) with 9 TD grabs in his career at BYU. Unga could be the starting FB for the Bears as early as Week #1 of the 2010 season.
UPDATE: (8/12/2010) - The Bears have placed Harvey Unga on the Injured Reserve List with a hamstring injury ending his rookie season before it even began.
26-year old DE Gaines Adams has died today of a heart attack at the age of 26. He played in 10 games for the Bears this season after coming over from the Bucs in a trade earlier this season and he made 7 tackles, forced 2 fumbles and he defensed a pass for them. He played in 15 games overall this season for the Bucs and Bears in which he had 17 tackles, 1 sack, defensed 3 passes and he forced 2 fumbles. In his three years in the NFL, Adams played in 47 games in which he made 93 tackles, defensed 11 passes, had 13.5 sacks, forced 4 fumbles and he had 1 interception (he returned it for a TD). What a shame for the Adams’ family who should be in everyones prayers.
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.