Kyle Long, the former three-time Pro Bowler and Bears’ longest-tenured homegrown player, could be headed to injured reserve, NFL Media reports Sunday. The news, while not unexpected with his long injury history and struggles this season, is sobering on one of the franchise’s most respected and accomplished current players. But Long missed the Week 4 game vs. the Minnesota Vikings after showing up on the report midweek with a hip injury. He returned in London but clearly wasn’t himself, as he’d rarely appeared early in a season that could now be over abruptly. But no Bears blocker over the past decade has been tougher or more gifted than Long, the Dancing Bear and 2017 Ed Block Courage Award winner.

Source: Daily Sun October 13, 2019 18:11 UTC