“No CLASH with coaches”: Chicago Bears OT Teven Jenkins returns from ‘mysterious’ injury
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OT Teven Jenkins missed 7 straight practices due to an undisclosed and mysterious injury. Jenkins is now back at it but only for individual drills as he’s in ramp up period.
No one knows what Jenkins injury was and as he has refused to disclose details of his injury including whether he got hurt during the team’s first practice July 27, whether he’s still dealing with back issues after undergoing surgery last offseason and what he’s currently recovering from, but estimated that he should be at 100% full health in “a couple of days.”
“It feels really good and I’m not having any discomfort right now, so it’s really good,” Jenkins said after going through Saturday’s practice. “If I had to give myself a percent, probably around 90% and it’s just about working my body back into the feeling of football back again and getting back to that 100% of ‘this is football’ and get ready to go.” Jenkins said he’s been in the training room for the last nine days and that his prolonged absence was for “the betterment of my health.”
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Shutting down rumors of clashes with coaches – Teven Jenkins
Jenkins has been surrounded with rumors of a trade involving him, and Jenkins hadn’t been happy with all the rumors circulating evident by his answer when a fan inquired about his absence and whereabouts on Twitter, Jenkins replied telling then fan “not believe everything you read” in light of reports of mutual malcontent between the player and the franchise.
“Just one thing, mainly, that I was clashing with coaches,” Jenkins said. “That was totally not true, and I just wanted to tell everybody that you don’t have to believe everything that somebody says. It’s just how it is.
In the first week and a half of practice, coach Matt Eberflus declined to address specifics of Jenkins’ absence and classified the tackle as “day-to-day.” OC Luke Getsy said Friday that Jenkins has been present during team meetings and “all in.”
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