The Chicago Bears lost multiple key players to injuries in Week 9. The most significant injury to affect their offense happened toward the end of the game.
Second-year wide receiver Luther Burden III exited the Bears' "Sunday Night Football" matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
in the fourth quarter. Burden sustained an injury after taking a hard hit from Buccaneers rookie Rueben Bain Jr. near the sideline.Bain's hit caused Burden to fumble the ball with fewer than four minutes left in the game. Tampa Bay recovered the ball and scored a touchdown and two-point conversion to tie the game a couple of plays later.
Prior to his injury, Burden was leading all receivers in the game with seven catches, 97 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The Bears have
not provided any statement on the nature of Burden's injury or his status for the remainder of the game.
This story will be updated.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Luther Burden injury update as Bears WR leaves 'Sunday Night Football' after big hit
