Thomas Jones Injures Leg

When the Bears traded Thomas Jones to the Jets, I was not happy.

Hell, I'm still not happy. With the direction the NFL is heading, there are very few running backs who can carry the load on their own, and running back tandems are becoming the norm.

With Thomas Jones and Cedric Benson, the Bears had a very solid duo. Jones would start the game and help tire the defense, and then Cedric Benson would come in and abuse them some more until they were worn down. Then both Benson and Jones would finish them off.

Well, Cedric Benson played well on Saturday in the Bears first preseason game, but it's a preseason game. It doesn't really mean anything. If it did, Kyle Orton would be a Hall of Famer.

The one thing that people have been saying about Benson though, now that Jones is gone, is that they're worried about his durability. That's fine, because Cedric has had some injuries, but it seems everybody forgets Thomas Jones suffers his fair share himself.

New York Jets running back Thomas Jones limped off the practice field after injuring his lower right leg Sunday.

There was no immediate word on the nature or severity of the injury, but it appeared to be either to his ankle or calf. Jones wasn't made available to the media, and coach Eric Mangini had already addressed the media before practice.

Jones injured himself in a non-contact drill, and he went down after planting his right foot to make a cut. Based on the fact Jones was able to put weight on the leg, and he could move his ankle, it doesn't appear to be anything serious, but it's a reminder that he's not the most durable guy in the world.

Either way, I still wish it was a Bears practice he hurt himself in.