TJ Edwards injury update: Bears LB placed in air cast after suffering gruesome injury

The Chicago Bears have suffered a significant injury in Saturday night’s Wild Card playoff game against the Green Bay Packers. Linebacker TJ Edwards had to be put into an air cast and carted off the field.

Edwards was dropping back in coverage when he tripped up by hitting the leg of Green Bay receiver Christian Watson . It was unclear what happened, but Edwards needed immediate medical attention.

As members of the team gathered around quietly, the athletic training staff went to work. They quickly immobilized TJ Edwards’ left leg, allowing an air cast to be placed on it. From there, Edwards was loaded onto a cart and taken off the field.

“Well guys, Bears linebacker TJ Edwards is in the X-ray room now,” sideline reporter Kaylee Hartung chimed in a couple minutes after the injury. “We just saw Bears owner George McCaskey running down the hallway to be there with him and support him. He brought Edwards his helmet.

“You guys talked about it, he’s such the glue for this defense. And don’t forget, this is a kid who grew up 45 miles away from this stadium, a Bears fan all of his life. This night was supposed to be something special for him.”

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