Chicago quarterback Jay Cutler fears that he might be finished for the season, after breaking his right thumb, on his throwing hand, two weeks ago.
Both he and the Bears are hoping he can return, but that may be a long shot. Cutler had three screws and two pins surgically installed last week, and the recovery could take some time.
“I’ve got to be smart about it,” Cutler said on Wednesday. “Obviously, I’d want to play next week if they’d allow me. I don’t think that’s going to be in the cards. It could be I’m done for the season. I just have to be smart about it and realize that there is a long-term picture here. At the same point, I want to be out there and my teammates want me to be out there.”
Backup QB Caleb Hanie’s first start didn’t go terribly well, as he threw for 254 yards and 2 TDs, but had 3 INTs in a 25-20 loss to the Oakland Raiders.
