Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler will miss at least two weeks with a hamstring injury, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Cutler sustained the injury Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals after throwing an interception.
Jay Cutler will miss ‘at least’ 2 weeks, per report
Jimmy Clausen will make the start against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 3.
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Cutler attempted (and failed) to make a diving tackle to save the pick-six on the play, and immediately left the game with the injury. On Monday, head coach John Fox told reporters that it's just a strained hamstring and that it's too early to know if Cutler would miss any game time.
“Any time it’s not real severe, I think it’s good news,” Fox said. “We’ll just evaluate it going forward.”
With this report, we now know that Jimmy Clausen will get the start in Week 3, and he'll be facing about as hostile an environment as possible up against the Seattle Seahawks. Not just the Seahawks, but a Seahawks team playing in their home opener after a frustrating 0-2 start to their season.
Cutler has completed 26 of 45 passes for 345 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions on the season. Clausen was thrown into a tough situation on Sunday, going up against a Cardinals team that’s looking like a serious contender this season. Clausen completed 14 of 23 passes for 121 yards with no touchdowns and an interception.
The last time Clausen got any serious playing time was back in 2010 with the Carolina Panthers. He played in 13 games then, completing 52.5 percent of his passes for 1,558 yards, three touchdowns and nine interceptions.
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