Actual Injury Stats (The Bears are Bellow Average)

A lot of panic today about injuries, I thought I’d clear it up.

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[According to ESPN on 8/23](https://www.espn.com/nfl/injuries) the Bears have 9 guys with official statuses (including questionable). That seams like a lot, but the league average is 11.6. Three teams have over double the injuries listed.

We are tied for the 11th least injuries, so well bellow the league median of 11.5.

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Of course ESPN is only listing reported official injuries, and the recent tweet that has been going around listed players who didnt not participate. Of course, it also dosen’t list players on other teams who did not participate.

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It’s the offseason, so the team is being overly cautious. Reporters know if they make a scary sounding tweet it will get alot of interaction.

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All these injuries all sure look scary, but every team is dealing with them, and we go though this in this sub every offseason. It feels high, but this is normal.