Bears Do a Great Deed in Re-Signing Injured TE Zach Miller

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When the Chicago bears announced that Zach Miller would be returning on Monday, it was one of those real, heartfelt moments.

TE Zach Miller was brutally injured on October 29 against the Saints.

It was so bad that Zach Miller had to undergo an emergency procedure to save his leg.

Honestly, I don’t even want to be linking this video, but I sort of have to, right?

You can’t mention something like that and not do it.

It would be the equivalent of your parents bringing up something about your brother when you were a kid then immediately making eye contact with you then stropping abruptly.

That’s a rude thing to do, and if I have to decide between rudeness and insensitivity, I’ll just be an insensitive asshole.

Okay, are you ready now?

Here’s the clip:

Yep, that’s still gruesome.

Zach Miller even admitted that his career could be over.

The uncertainty in his mind surely didn’t help. Questions regarding his future on the team, money, and insurance (or the loss thereof) were likely flooding him at an unreal pace.

The Chicago Bears, even if only for a year, alleviated those worries by signing him to the league veteran minimum, ensuring that he would have insurance and a steady source of income.

Too often we’re asked to focus on the negatives, the shit-talking, the headshots, the penalties, all of the things that divide us all.

It’s pretty cool to see a team do the right thing by their player, even if it doesn’t make the most “financial sense.”

It’s a reminder that some teams don’t view players in terms of pure statistics or numbers or touchdowns or tackles of efficiency ratings.

The players are people with families, lives, and people who love them.

Good on the Bears for remembering that fact.