Next Bear Up: New Chicago Wideout To Miss Significant Time

This is a tough time of year for injuries, and the Chicago Bears got dealt some tough news about a new addition to their team.

Veteran wide receiver N'Keal Harry, who joined the Bears following an underwhelming first three seasons in New England, will apparently miss significant time with a recent injury sustained in training camp.

A former first round pick, Harry reportedly will miss roughly 6 weeks with a high ankle sprain per nfl.com.

It's tough news for any team when a veteran goes down, but the Bears are particularly thin at wide receiver.

The team will need to find another weapon or option for second year starter Justin Fields to rely upon early on this season. As a whole, the Bears have just a handful of wideouts with significant NFL playing time.

Darnell Mooney will lead the unit after a breakout season last year in which he hauled in 81 catches for 1,055 yards and 4 touchdowns.

As for Harry, his tough start to his career continues, having caught just 4 touchdowns through 3 seasons.

Let's hope for the Bears' sake that Harry can get healthy and give a depleted unit some relief in the early portion of the regular season.

Sources: NFL.com and Pro Football Reference (Stats)

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20 Years of Gas Prices' Ups and Downs

'Gas prices: giving us something to talk about with our coworkers for 20 years.' I don't remember where I first heard it, but that's the perfect way to describe all the pointless complaining sessions we all have taken part in over the years.

I don't much attention to the price of gas. Admittedly I do not work in a field that directly relies on equipment that takes gallons and gallons of gas. But, as an average car driver, I'm just going to pay whatever it costs.

It's not that I don't care, I just know I don't have a choice. I'm going to need gas, so I'm going to pay whatever they charge. Kids gotta get to school and I gotta get to work. The only real choice is to drive or not to drive. Walking the ten-mile round trip to work every day is impractical, especially during one of South Dakota's patented six-month winters.

Besides being low-key annoying, complaining about the price of gas is dumb because I remember things. Like that the price of gas has been up and down for at least 20 years. 2021 is no better or worse than 2003. It takes at least $40 to fill my tank this year just like it did in 2017.

But, why not dig into the photo archives and find some proof of memory. Because news stories about gas prices are the pointless small talk of journalism, there are lots of pictures of gas station signs from the last couple of decades.

Starting in 2000 we can see that rise and fall of gas prices in the United States. World events, natural disasters, and economic changes all affect the price. And all through those years, I paid what was charged.

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