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Soft tissue injuries and what the Bears are doing to prevent them

Soft tissue injuries have plagued the Chicago Bears in recent seasons. In 2015 the Bears started a new program to reduce the problem. What are these injuries and how does the program work?

The Chicago Bears, as well as other NFL teams, have been plagued by key players missing significant playing time due to soft tissue injuries. Alshon Jeffery famously suffered four different soft tissue injuries in 2015, and while he did fight through them, they cut into both his playing time and his effectiveness.

What ARE soft tissue injuries exactly? How do they occur?