Windy City Gridiron · Aug 18, 2020
CB Artie Burns tears ACL, out for 2020
Photo by: 2019 Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty ImagesThe Chicago Bears may have suffered their first loss of the season today, as Artie Burns was reportedly carted off during practice and now word comes down from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport that it was a dreaded ACL tear:
Source: #Bears CB Artie Burns, who was carted off today, tore his ACL.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 18, 2020 Burns was brought in as a free agent from Pittsburgh, where he failed to live up to his first round draft status after four years.
He played at Miami (Fla.) and was a first round pick in 2016.
It was just reported yesterday that Burns was the starter in practice on the right side, opposite Kyle Fuller.
