“What happened today was I’ve been a little under the weather the past couple of days and the trainers knew that”. Eventually, they told him to come out. “I really was begging them to let me back out there”.
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Floyd met with the media as well following the practice, assuring everyone that there was no reason for alarm. They told me to go out and give it a shot today and then they shut me down.
Pace declined to say what Floyd weighed when he reported to Bourbonnais, but he noted that “everything I’ve learned is we’re in good shape”.
“[But] I’m definitely a go for tomorrow”.
Per Rich Campbell of the Chicago Tribune, Long was “wearing a walking boot on his left leg after he departed practice early with what team said was a calf injury”.
Long’s presumed extended absence in training camp could prove troublesome for new Bears offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains, who takes over for Adam Gase, now the head coach of the Miami Dolphins.
Floyd was the ninth overall pick in this year’s NFL Draft out of Georgia.
Wide out Alshon Jeffery looks like the summer away from the voluntary workouts had no affect on his play. “I’m here. I’m playing football”. When asked what team has the best wide receivers in the NFL, Jeffery matter-of-factly said “the Chicago Bears”. “He’s done a great job with it. We feel really good [about] where he’s at right now”.
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“He was sick”, Fox said, according to video recorded by Peggy Kusinski of NBC Chicago. “That’s the exciting part for me”.
