Bears' Jeffery to miss final game with hamstring injury
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) Chicago Bears receiver Alshon Jeffery will miss Sunday's season finale against the Detroit Lions because of a hamstring injury.
The team placed the former Pro Bowl receiver on injured reserve Wednesday. Jeffery was limited to nine games because of a variety of injuries. The Bears also placed nose tackle Eddie Goldman on injured reserve because of a right ankle injury and signed defensive linemen Greg Scruggs and Terry Williams.
The team's leading receiver with 807 yards, Jeffery has had trouble staying healthy this season and that could cost him with the four-year contract he signed as a rookie set to expire.
He missed all four preseason games because of a calf strain he suffered in practice and also dealt with hamstring, groin and shoulder problems during the season. He might be a candidate for the franchise tag rather than a multiyear deal, given his injuries.
Goldman, a second-round draft pick out of Florida State, had 4 1/2 sacks as a rookie.
Scruggs appeared in 14 games over three seasons with the Seattle Seahawks (2012-14) and had eight tackles and two sacks. Williams, an undrafted free agent from East Carolina, spent the first month of the season on Chicago's practice squad.
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