EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Jay Cutler described the Bears’ injury epidemic as “crazy.”
It got worse Sunday.
Chicago lost 22-16 to the New York Giants, falling to 2-8 in what has become a war of attrition as player after player heads to the sideline. The biggest concern centered on rookie linebacker Leonard Floyd, removed on a stretcher in the fourth quarter with a neck injury.
Floyd, the Bears first round draft pick from Georgia, gave a thumbs-up to teammates surrounding him as he left the field.
He was taken to a hospital for evaluation and then released. The Bears say he returned to Chicago on Sunday night.
Floyd was only one name on the lengthy list of Bears injured in the latest loss.
Cutler lost one of his key weapons when tight end Zack Miller suffered a possibly broken right foot, his second major injury of the season. Defensive back Cre’Von LeBlanc is in the concussion protocol and left guard Josh Sitton injured his right ankle.
