Chicago Bears injured tight end Zach Miller will reportedly be OK after suffering a disastrous knee injury Sunday against the New Orleans Saints.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter published a statement from that the Bears released Monday to his Facebook. The statement reads:
During our game at the New Orleans Saints yesterday, TE Zach Miller sustained a serious injury to his left knee and immediate evaluation from our medical team on site rushed him to nearby University Medical Center New Orleans (UMC) for urgent vascular surgery to repair a torn popliteal artery. Successful surgery was performed immediately on Sunday by the UMC vascular surgeons to stabilize his injury. Zach remains at UMC, along with Bears medical personnel, where he will stay under further evaluation. We are thinking of Zach and his family and support from our entire organization goes out to them.
There had been earlier reports that Miller could potentially lose his leg if the conditions deteriorated. Luckily, it looks like Miller will be okay. That still doesn’t mean he’ll ever play football again. There’s a big difference between getting your leg fixed, and fixing it to the point to where playing football is a realistic option.
One of the worst injuries I’ve ever seen, but it looks like it’ll all be okay in the end.