suntimes.com - 8/8/2008
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Mike Mulligan: Never mind the cynicism of the media, a press box full of NFL scouts also were looking askew at the Bears following the team's announcement Thursday night that first-round draft pick Chris Williams underwent surgery to repair a herniated disc Wednesday night. A team spokesman said the injury was not a pre-existing condition but a new problem that occurred in the first hour of the team's second practice of training camp, their first in pads.
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CHRIS WILLIAMS INJURY CONFIRMED
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The Bears announced on Thursday night that rookie tackle Chris Williams, the fourteenth overall pick in the draft, has undergone surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back. And according to Mike Mulligan of the Chicago Sun-Times , some of the scouts attending Thursday night’s preseason game between the Bears and the Chiefs expressed skepticism regarding the Bears’ claims that Williams’ surgery was the result of a new injury.”I heard that on the radio,” one scout told Mulligan. “ Why are they lying about it? You know it will all come out.” Another scout echoed ...
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