Chicago Bears wide receiver Markus Wheaton will be out of practice indefinitely after undergoing an appendectomy Sunday, the Chicago Tribune's Dan Wiederer reported.
Following his injury-riddled 2016 season, Wheaton latched on with the Bears—who shelled out $6 million guaranteed to add the speedster to their work-in-progress receiving corps. He appeared in all of three games with the Pittsburgh Steelers last season because of nagging shoulder woes, catching four passes for 51 yards and a touchdown.
While Wheaton's appendectomy shouldn't force him out for any regular-season games, he'll miss chances to get valuable repetitions with the offense in practice.