De Le Puente reportedly OUT FOR THE SEASON

[richig07]

Shit…

Knee injury. Probably an ACL.

 

[nebearsfan70]

Oh fuck!!!!!!!!!!

 

[richig07]

Oh fuck!!!!!!!!!!

Dan Pompei tweet, and Bleacher Report update on it.

It's confirmed and legit. Fuck…

That kills our depth at O-line. We'll undoubtedly need an interior O-lineman at some point, and he was a solid starter that new the system, and could play multiple positions. More or less a good backup.

 

[richig07]

Okay, shit… hold the phone here. I'm not seeing shit. Sorry for this possible misinfo.

 

[Smart]

Obviously, it hurts depth a ton, but I'm not to the freak out point yet. This is still the best starting line the Bears have had since I was old enough to notice (not like that's some huge compliment). And (crosses fingers) Garza's best feature has been his durability. He's only missed two games over the last ten seasons.

 

[NCChiFan]

Darn, was counting on him subbing in for Garza 3-4 games in and never looking back.

 

[anotheridiot]

Darn, was counting on him subbing in for Garza 3-4 games in and never looking back.

Boggs was second center in. De La Puenta started on one side and moved to the other when the second team came in, so now its Boggs shot to displace Garza to the depth chart.

 

[nebearsfan70]

Still sucks that he is hurt, regardless of which position he plays. Hopefully he gets through this and is able to contribute next season.

 

[JoeyTourettes]

UPDATE!!!
De La Puente Has reported that he's got a Grade 2 MCL Sprain and should be back in a "couple of weeks"
Whew!! That's great news...

 

[cubzzzfanincali]

fantastic! Thanks for the update.

 

[55briggs]

bad news

 

[nebearsfan70]

bad news

Actually it is good news. His injury is not nearly as bad as first anticipated.