Bears' Turk McBride Out With Ruptured Achilles

The NFL's injury bug has hit Bourbonnais. During Monday's training camp session, defensive end Turk McBride was carted off the field. The Bears are reporting he has a ruptured Achilles tendon.

McBride signed with the Bears in March after two seasons with the Saints. He has 9.5 sacks over his six-season career and was expected to add depth to the Bears defensive line. The Bears already had to do some juggling to ensure D-line depth last week after Sedrick Ellis unexpectedly retired and the team signed Jamaal Anderson.

McBride is the latest player to go down with a serious injury in the opening days of training camp.

Over the weekend, an injury bug hit the NFL like a hurricane. Philadelphia's Jeremy Maclin and Denver's Dan Koppen tore their ACLs. Ravens tight end Dennis Pitta had surgery after he dislocated his hip.

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