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Chicago Bears keep WR Kevin White on IR

By The Sports Xchange
West Virginia's Kevin White walks out onto the stage after he was selected with the seventh overall pick by the Chicago Bears during the first round of the NFL Draft on April 30, 2015 in Chicago. Photo by Brian Kersey/UPI
West Virginia's Kevin White walks out onto the stage after he was selected with the seventh overall pick by the Chicago Bears during the first round of the NFL Draft on April 30, 2015 in Chicago. Photo by Brian Kersey/UPI | License Photo

Rookie wide receiver Kevin White's season officially ended when the Chicago Bears announced Tuesday that its top draft pick in 2015 will remain on injured reserve/physically unable to perform.

White suffered a leg injury and had surgery during the summer. He has yet to play in a game for the Bears.

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The Bears also waived defensive lineman Ziggy Hood and elevated linebacker John Timu from the practice squad.

Hood spent his first six NFL seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Jacksonville Jaguars. He began the 2015 on injured reserve with the Jaguars.

Timu has played in four games this season for the Bears on special teams. He spent the other 10 weeks on the Bears' practice squad.

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