JOHNNY KNOX RUMORS & GOSSIP

NFC North news, notes and quotes

Bears receiver Johnny Knox is a long way from playing after back surgery. The Lions are also dealing with the delayed participation from a key player, and the Packers are looking forward to moving Clay Matthews around on their defense. Get those stories and more notes from OTAs around the NFC North.
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Bears’ Johnny Knox acknowledges he could miss part or all of next season

When Johnny Knox suffered a gruesome spinal injury late last season, it was fair to wonder if he’d ever play again. While he hasn’t ruled out playing again, Knox did acknowledge today that he could miss part of all of next season. Knox, the Bears’ leading receiver with 37 catches for 727 yards and 2 touchdowns in 14 games last year, has lost 30 pounds since the injury and looked...
Via The Football Fan Spot  |  2 days ago
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Bears WR Johnny Knox Could Miss 2012 Season

Wide receiver Johnny Knox was in good spirits Wednesday at the Bears’ offseason practice at Halas Hall but still a long way from participating in practice and an even longer way from playing in a game. Still rehabilitating from surgery to stabilize a vertebra in his back after suffering a horrific injury Dec. 18 against the Seattle Seahawks, a clearly underweight Knox acknowledged...
Via GridironFans.com  |  2 days ago
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If Johnny Knox is Done for 2012, Where do the Bears Turn?

When Chicago Bears wide receiver Johnny Knox suffered a horrifying injury to vertebrae in his back last December, many anticipated that this would happen. But Bears fans were optimistic that Knox might be ready to go by the time the 2012 NFL season kicked off. If his appearance in organized team activities this morning were any indication, that just might be a pipe dream as he seems...
Via thepigskinreport.com  |  3 days ago
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Johnny Knox is taking the right approach in his rehab

When Johnny Knox went down in the game against Seattle with a back-bending hit that still makes my skin crawl every time it's mentioned, it took away one of the better receiving options on the team for the rest of the season and, at the time, put his career in jeopardy. Since then, his outlook has changed, but as Sam reported earlier today, it's entirely possible Knox doesn...
Via 60 Max Power O  |  3 days ago
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Knox eyeing return to Bears after injury

Johnny Knox insists he will play again for the Chicago Bears. He's just not sure when. Knox said Wednesday that he hopes to be ready for the opener even though he realizes he could miss a big chunk of the season after suffering a back injury on a horrific hit against Seattle in December. He had just caught a pass when Seattle's Kam Chancellor poked the ball out of his hands...
Via AP on Fox  |  4 days ago
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Bears' Knox facing uncertain future

Bears wide receiver Johnny Knox continues to recover from the fracture vetebrae suffered in December and isn't close to resuming football activity. Knox, injured when he was bent backward against the Seahawks, was mostly inactive at Wednesday's offseason team activity at Halas Hall, the second of 10 scheduled before minicamp in June. "There's really no timetable...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  4 days ago
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Johnny Knox unsure if he’ll play this season

Getty Images Chicago Bears wide receiver Johnny Knox told Dan Pompei of the Chicago Tribune that he isn’t sure whether or not he’ll be able to play in 2012, after injuring his spine this past season. Pompei said that Knox is looking very thin after losing 30 pounds after spinal surgery.  He did say that he’s regained 10 pounds. “I want to get back out there...
Via Pro Football Zone  |  4 days ago
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Should the Bears sign Plaxico Burress?

The Chicago Bears have made some tremendous upgrades at the WR position this offseason with the additions of Brandon Marshall and rookie Alshon Jefferey.  When combined with returning receivers Earl Bennett, Johnny Knox and Devin Hester the Bears have a formidable receiving corps that should allow them to keep pace in the pass happy NFC North.   But
Via The Penalty Flag  |  14 days ago
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Knox folded in half by a brutal hit

During today’s game against the Seahawks, Chicago Bears receiver Johnny Knox gets hit and bent backwards.  He was carted off on a stretcher but was moving his hands as he left the field, so that’s a good sign.  We wish him nothing but the best and a safe, full recovery. WARNING – this is pretty grim:     Link to original article...
Via Cosby Sweaters  |  December 18, 2011
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