[CBFF] ] Urlacher finds ace in hole, quits golf

[Kegstand]

Man what is the deal with Currie, I still am excited to see what he can do
but he's like a piece of glass.

On 8/3/06, Senzigx4 <senzigx4 at charter.net> wrote:
>
> Got this from another group
>
> teri
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> Says it will preserve his back, hamstring
> By K.C. Johnson
> Tribune staff reporter
>
> August 2, 2006
>
> BOURBONNAIS -- So exactly how hard does Brian Urlacher swing a golf
> club?
>
> The NFL's Defensive Player of the Year approached his off-season
> with a little addition by subtraction, giving up golf for the summer
> to keep from straining his body.
>
> "I was swinging too hard, and it didn't feel good on my back or my
> hamstring," Urlacher said. "After I pulled my hamstring the first
> time [in 2004], I could always feel it when I was out there. So I
> figured I'd quit for a while.
>
> "I tried quitting last summer, but I couldn't do it. So I gave it up
> this summer, and so far I haven't had any problems. I don't know if
> that correlates to me not playing, but I feel a lot better. I just
> don't think I was very fundamentally sound on the golf course."
>
> Not fundamentally sound? In the next breath, the Bears middle
> linebacker disclosed he played to "a 6 or 7" handicap.
>
> Health beat
>
> Cedric Benson returned to practice Wednesday and showed no effects
> of the sore right knee that led the Bears to hold out the running
> back Tuesday.
>
> "That shows a little bit about him," coach Lovie Smith said.
>
> Thomas Jones is still not practicing on his strained hamstring.
>
> "I guess maybe it is my job to lose," Benson said. "Nothing has been
> said, but I'm getting a lot of reps with the [starters], and I'm
> going to take advantage of it."
>
> The Bears held out receiver Mark Bradley for a second straight day
> to be cautious with his surgically repaired knee. Bradley said he'd
> return Thursday.
>
> Bernard Berrian continues to stand out in the battle at No. 2
> receiver, though he went down briefly in pain after getting hit on
> the fingers with a pass.
>
> Oft-injured receiver Airese Currie got treatment during practice on
> an injured knee that could sideline him for a while. Defensive
> tackle Ian Scott, nursing his ankle, and quarterback Brian Griese,
> being rested, watched from the sideline.
>
>
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