Chicago Bears fans may have to wait until next season to see first-round pick, wide receiver Kevin White, in action. The Chicago Tribune's Brad Biggs, in response to a reader's question regarding White's current "outlook," suggested Friday that the former West Virginia standout and top-10 pick this past April has almost no chance of suiting up for the Bears this season, using the words "slim" and "remote" to describe the odds of White seeing the field in 2015.
There may be some light at the end of the current season's tunnel for White though, as Biggs went on to say that there's a better chance the big pass-catcher can return to the practice field this year. White - placed on the physically unable to perform list in late August - has been eligible to return to practice this week for the first time this season, but has been unable to do so. If White does finally return, the Bears will then have a three week window to decide whether or not to activate White or shut him down and call his rookie season a wash.
White, drafted with the seventh-overall selection in the 2015 NFL Draft, was likely viewed by the new Chicago regime of GM Ryan Pace and head coach John Fox to be something of a replacement for the recently departed Brandon Marshall. But a shin injury, suffered either while training prior to the draft or during preseason work, has sidelined Marshall for almost three months now.
He underwent a surgical procedure in August to have a rod interested into his left tibia in order to aid his recovery from a stress fracture.
White's absence has been compounded by fellow wideout Alshon Jeffery's inability to overcome a lingering hamstring injury. And while Jeffery was able to return to the field this past week and provide a spark for the stumbling Bears offense, it sounds like there's every possibility that White won't touch the ball for Chicago at any point this season.
