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Bears look to veteran wideouts to fill in

LAKE FOREST – Bears coach Lovie Smith made a rare slip from his typical top-secret mode Tuesday while discussing the extent of Alshon Jeffery’s hand injury.

“[It’s a] minor injury that’s going to take a few …,” Smith said before stopping himself. “I’m not going to go into how long.”

Replace the ellipses after “few” with “weeks,” and you likely have the answer.

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