Written by Andy | 24 January 2011

Mike Shadle/FlickrA thorough evaluation and battery of diagnostic tests including x-rays and other scans have led Chicago Bears team physician and orthopedic surgeon, Dr. James T. Barret, to question the toughness of the medial collateral ligament in Jay Cutler's knee.

"Beginning with my initial sideline assessment, the integrity of his MCL was in question," said Barret. "The other tests we ran, particularly the MRI, agreed with my diagnosis, confirming the resolve of Jay Cutler's MCL was like that of a wet noodle. Yielding to even the slightest bit of distress."

According to Barret and other partners at his orthopedic practice, by returning to the game with an unstable knee, Cutler risked potential injury to other ligaments as well as cartilage damage, and faced the possibility of helping his team advance to the Super Bowl.

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