Rumours are abound in Chicago that Rookie Chris Williams, the 14th overall pick in this year's draft, is out for the entire 2008 season with a back injury.
Williams is yet to practice with the team, and yesterday underwent surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back. Although he is still on the 53 man roster, it is expected that he will be placed on IR before the season begins. The Bears have shown interest in re-signing veteran tackle Fred Miller, who was cut at the end of last season.
In our opinion, Williams - although a great finesse blocker - was a risk at 14. The reason he fell so far was simply because of injury concerns, and even though you never know for sure whether those injury worries wll hamper someone through a long, physical career, it is telling that the two players in this year's draft with such concerns (Williams and Chiefs DT Glenn Dorsey) have both yet to contribute meaningfully because of injury.
Friday 8 August 2008
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