Updating a story from yesterday, Johnny Knoxโs agent Marc Lillibridge refutes the previous that his client will be on the PUP list for the 2012 season. This was actually first brought to our attention by one of our readers. (ChiCityKing)
โWe are six months away from that decision,โ said Lillibridge regarding Knoxโs status, via the Chicago Sun-Times.
Bears president Ted Phillips mentioned that theyโre not going to make a decision regarding Knox in the near future and they plan to give him a shot โearn his spot back because heโs meant a lot to us.โโ
โWe donโt have to make a decision now,โ Phillips said. โWeโre going to let him rehab, and then weโll take a look at training camp and see how the offseason is going then make a decision at that point.โ
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Vaughn McClure of the Chicago Tribune reports that โmultiple sources familiarโ with the situation believe that thereโs a โstrong chanceโ that WR Johnny Knox will be out for the entire 2012 season. McClure adds that there was โmore structural damage than initially anticipated.โ
Knox underwent surgery on his back after being involved in one of the most gruesome hits that Iโve ever seen in the NFL. Considering the severity of injury, it makes sense for Knox to ensure that heโs fully healthy before returning to any kind of action. Heโll be a free agent at the end of 2012 so it will be interesting to see what the Bears choose to do with him before then.
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Johnny Knoxโs agent, Marc Lillibridge: โ#Bears WR Johnny Knox is rehabbing and on schedule. Any report u read is purely speculations and has no validity. Fishing for a story.โ