EDITOR'S UPDATE 4:25PM: Jennings had surgery on his right hand for a broken knuckle (sounds painful). He'll be out Thursday, but apparently should be back for the exhibition finale against San Diego.
On Saturday Jonas Jennings apparently injured a knuckle on his right hand. Now it looks like he'll miss Thursday's showdown with the Bears. There is no word on the extent of the injury, but he's definitely out.
Jennings had been having a great camp, so it's definitely not good to see him get hurt. At the same time, he's struggled to stay healthy during his career, so this isn't exactly a shocking piece of nice. Barry Sims will get the start in his place. While I'd prefer Jennings be healthy, it'll be good to see what Sims can do with the first team offensive line. When Sims was signed, the coaches indicated he'd get a chance to compete for a starting position. In reality, I have no doubt he was actually signed as insurance for Jennings.
In other injury news, Ashley Lelie is really hoping to play Thursday. He wore a sleeve on his left calf to increase circulation and speed up his healing process from a small tear in his calf muscle. Barrows indicated Lelie is planning on applying some pressure to the leg to see where he's at. You know he's feeling a lot of pressure from the younger receivers. Josh Morgan has shot past him and it's possible this is now a competition between Lelie and Jason Hill, if even that.
Finally, Michael Robinson seems to be closer to full health. It sounds like if this were the regular season he could definitely play in the exhibition finale, but we'll see if they hold him out. Considering the struggles of the kick off and punt coverage units, his importance is only amplified.