[CBFF] NFL: Bears getting ready -- and getting healthy

[Jerry Madsen]

On 6/12/07, Jerry Madsen <jerrywm at gmail.com> wrote:
> Tackle Tommie Harris and cornerback Charles Tillman finally were
> cleared after surgeries and participated in team drills at Halas Hall.
> It's a sign that both should be at full strength when the defending
> NFC champions report to Bourbonnais, Ill., next month.

>From my vantage point, this is really good news.  As in, the Bears
won't get far in the playoffs without Harris, good news.  He's as
vital to their success as URL.  Maybe more.

> He will take a physical today and is expected to get a
> minimum-salary-benefit contract. He would replace J.D. Runnels, who
> has been waived/injured after tearing the ACL in his left knee
> Thursday.

I hadn't heard that Runnels tore-up his knee.  That really sucks.  He
was with the team just over a year and hardly saw the field.  Too bad.

Jerry