August 12, 200916 yr comment_66987 Worst article title ever, geez. http://www.nfpost.com/Biggs-Bears-tight-en...r-the-year.html Chicago Bears tight end Fontel Mines will miss the 2009 season after tearing the ACL in his left knee during practice on Monday. Report
August 12, 200916 yr comment_66988 How about this one: Fontel Mines out for the season with torn ACL http://blogs.suntimes.com/bears/2009/08/ti...es_out_for.html Report
August 12, 200916 yr Author comment_66989 How about this one: Fontel Mines out for the season with torn ACL http://blogs.suntimes.com/bears/2009/08/ti...es_out_for.html When I initially saw it, I was thought it was Olsen. Report
August 12, 200916 yr comment_66990 I like that Fontel Mines kid. He has some real size and is pretty athletic! It's too bad for him but I'll bet he'll be back next year. Report
August 12, 200916 yr comment_67003 I like that Fontel Mines kid. He has some real size and is pretty athletic! It's too bad for him but I'll bet he'll be back next year. Would he even make the team with the kind of depth that we have at TE. Report
August 12, 200916 yr comment_67013 No. He was bound for the practice squad or a red shirt season anyway. Still sucks for him, but honestly, not a real affect on the team IMHO. Would he even make the team with the kind of depth that we have at TE. Report
August 13, 200916 yr comment_67035 No. He was bound for the practice squad or a red shirt season anyway. Still sucks for him, but honestly, not a real affect on the team IMHO. Im not quite sure about the practice squad rules but this would have been his 3rd year on the PS. So he has actually been around this team as long as Brandon Rideau. Report
August 13, 200916 yr comment_67060 I do not know for a fact, but I don't think it matters how long you are on a practice squad. I believe the key to no longer being eligible for the practice squad is a certain amount of time you are on a NFL active roster. Rideau has been around as long, but (a) had a great camp last year and is really breaking out in camp this year and ( plays at a position we have considerable need, as opposed to Mines who was stuck at a positition we have depth. Mine would have been our 5th TE, and it is debatable whether or not we keep 4. Im not quite sure about the practice squad rules but this would have been his 3rd year on the PS. So he has actually been around this team as long as Brandon Rideau. Report
August 13, 200916 yr comment_67061 You can only be on the PS for three years and you'll lose your eligibility if you have been on the 53-man roster for 6 games or more in one season. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Practice_squad Report
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