LAKE FOREST, Ill.
Finally, some good news for the scuffling Chicago Bears: Quarterback Jay Cutler will return from a thumb injury to play against the Minnesota Vikings on Oct. 31.
Whether it’s too late for Cutler to salvage something for the Bears (1-6) — or perhaps his own career in Chicago — remain valid questions.
“I think he’s been at the bit for a while,” coach John Fox said Monday. “I think anytime you can’t play as a competitor, as a player, obviously that’s hard and I think he handled it great.”
Fox said team doctors cleared Cutler to play over the weekend. His return comes at an opportune time since backup Brian Hoyer broke his left arm against Green Bay on Thursday night and had surgery. He was placed on injured reserve, and the Bears have not ruled out picking up another quarterback..
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