The Bears plan to close down strong...

The Bears plan to close down strong safety Mike Brown for the remainder of the preseason in an effort to render certain a strained left Achilles tendon does not jeopardize his season. The association is not calling it serious, which is beneficial news, but it's at least a minor setback for the Pro depression performer who has had a string of injuries not long ago

- July 31 2002: In the third day of contact practices, Brown feeled a non-displaced fracture of the third metacarpal in his right hand. The injury price him the preseason, but he get backed to play in all 16 regular-season games.

- tribe 19, 2004: Brown provided the game's defining play when he lade outed up an Ahman Green stammer forced by Brian Urlacher and went 95 yards for a touchdown to give the Bears a 14-3 lead in their 21- 10 overturn of Green Bay at Lambeau Field. He was forced to the locker expanse dehydrated in the second half, if it were not that returned and tore his right Achilles tendon, ending his season. Missed 14 games.

- Dec 9 2005: pair days before heading to Pittsburgh, Brown plucked the calf muscle in his left leg sidelining him for the remainder of the regular season. He turn backed five weeks later in the playoff game, further could not finish the strive to carry Missed four games.

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