In an amazing turnaround, Chicago Bears’ QB Kyle Orton is set to play vs. the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, barring a setback with his injured ankle.
The Bears might wait until 90 minutes before kickoff Sunday to make it official, but quarterback Kyle Orton showed what he needed to while running the first-team offense in practice Thursday to get the start at Green Bay.
Orton jogged off the field on his taped-up right ankle, proof that even if he was limited in the workout, he felt just fine.
”He’s a lot better today than he was [Wednesday],” coach Lovie Smith said. ”If he continues to make the same type of progress, hopefully we’ll have him available.”
This is amazing considering how bad the injury looked on replays. Orton’s leg bent backwards in a way that usually signifies that a player will be lost for the season. Hopefully the Bears aren’t rushing him back onto the field, although they obviously need him to play with their postseason hopes hanging in the balance over the final seven weeks of the season.
