One of the most frustrating stories of a frustrating Chicago Bears season is Robert Quinn. GM Ryan Pace lured the veteran pass rusher away from Dallas this offseason with a $70 million contract. At the time, the idea made sense. Leonard Floyd hadn't been able to turn the corner last year and they needed a proven pass rush presence opposite Khalil Mack. In a win-now season, Pace did what he thought was necessary.
Sadly it appears that investment has blown up in his face. With three games left in 2020, Quinn has remained stuck at just one sack for the season. If that holds it would be by far the lowest of his NFL career. Meanwhile, Floyd has eight sacks for the L.A. Rams just to add insult to injury. All people can do at this point is to ask the question.
What happened to Quinn?
It's hard to believe a guy who had 11.5 sacks just last season could fall off such a cliff like this. Sure a regression was possible but one sack? Something has to be wrong. He's 30, not 38. The only thing that could explain this outside of him outright quitting is an injury of some kind. Yet there hasn't been any such report. That finally changed following the Bears' victory over the Houston Texans last Sunday. Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune dropped a bit of a bombshell when he revealed the pass rusher is suffering from something called "drop foot." This is a condition where somebody feels weakness or paralysis in the front of their foot to where they can't lift it."One source said in early September that the two-time Pro Bowl performer had a nerve issue affecting a foot. Another source said Quinn told teammates he was battling drop foot, which is defined as difficulty in raising the front part of the foot and can be caused by a nerve issue. Obviously something has prevented Quinn from performing anywhere close to the level the Bears expected when they outbid others to land him."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MWUzsk3vy8&ab_channel=Saebo%2CInc.







