Unfortunate Dusty Dvoracek will miss another season with injury. He underwent arthroscopic surgery on Friday. He hurt the right knee on Saturday’s preseason game against the New York Giants, and initial tests were inconclusive.
The fourth-round draft pick in 2006 tore his left anterior cruciate ligament in the 2007 season opener and went on IR as a San Diego Chargers rookie. Last year he also missed games with a torn biceps.
“Right off the top of my head, I haven’t seen a lot of players go through that,” Bears coach Lovie Smith said. “Guys deal with injuries always. As much as anything, with Dusty, though, it’s one thing to have injuries and they continue to linger. These are different things.”
Dvoracek will be able to play in 10 months. That means the Bears need to find a new competitor for the starting nose tackle position with second-year player Marcus Harrison. It is likely to be third-year player Matt Toeaina, who was previously backup for Dvoracek and Harrison.
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