Bears general manager Ryan Pace offered some injury updates during his end-of-the-year press conference regarding the statuses of some Bears starters heading into 2020.
Second-year linebacker Roquan Smith was playing his best football of the season when he suffered a torn pectoral muscle on the first drive of a Week 14 game against the Cowboys. Smith had surgery to repair his pec, and the goal is for him to be ready for training camp.
Tight end Trey Burton’s health struggles have been well-documented, and that’ll remain so heading into the offseason. Burton landed on injured reserve with a calf injury on Nov. 16. Burton had surgery on his hip, and he’s expected to be back in time for training camp.
Speaking of health trends, second-year receiver Anthony Miller injured his left shoulder during a kickoff return in last Sunday’s game against the Vikings. It was the same shoulder he had surgically prepared last offseason. Pace said they’d just learned that Miller needs surgery on that same left shoulder, and like Smith and Burton they hope to have him back for training camp.
Third-year quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, who injured his left shoulder in Week 4, might require surgery on his non-throwing shoulder, according to Pace. They’re still determining that. Trubisky only missed one game and wore a harness through the remainder of the season.
