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BOURBONNAIS, Ill. -- The season-ending knee injury Hroniss Grasu suffered over the weekend will hurt the Chicago Bears in different ways. Take it from Jay Cutler, and its not just because he will have to adjust to another center.Hes so selfless, Cutler said Monday. Hes everything you talk about when you talk about a team guy. Kind of the core of the offensive line.That line will be missing an important piece this season after Grasu tore the ACL in his right knee during practice over the weekend.The Bears were counting on the second-year pro to solidify the center spot after he struggled at times last season to adjust to the NFL after playing in Oregons fast-paced offense.After starting eight games as a rookie, Grasu was having a strong camp. But the Bears will have to wait another year to see exactly what they have in him after he slipped on the oft-criticized turf at Soldier Field.The 6-foot-3, 303-pound Grasu was hurt without contact when he tried to change direction blocking downfield on a screen pass during the teams annual Family Fest practice.Coach John Fox wasnt about to blame the patchy grass at Soldier Field for the injury and he made it clear that he is against installing artificial turf at the stadium, which is owned by the Chicago Parks District.It has nothing to do with grass, Fox said. Its the same. You look around the league, whether its this year or 50 years ago. Its a rough game. Your alternative is to go on turf. I dont (think) anybody really loves that idea. Sure, its grippier, but that can be a negative, too. It has nothing to do with the grass fields here, the grass fields there or wherever the heck we go play.Grasus injury thrusts Ted Larsen into the starting center spot, at least for now. It also leaves the Bears thinner on a thin line.The Bears cut versatile veteran Matt Slauson, who made 12 starts at left guard and four at center last season, because they wanted more athleticism. They signed veteran Manny Ramirez in March, only to have him retire in June. Backup tackle Nate Chandler, trying to work his way back from a knee injury, retired in July less than two months after signing with Chicago.Second-round draft pick Cody Whitehair, who appeared to be leading Larsen in the race for the left guard job, has been seeing time at center. But it will be Larsen snapping to Cutler for now.The seven-year pro signed with Chicago in March after spending his first six seasons with Tampa Bay and Arizona. He has started 57 games, but just 10 at center. Larsen also brings a feisty edge to the Bears that for better or worse has put him in the middle of several skirmishes during camp.Im never one to take anything from anybody, so I mean there is a fine line between standing up for yourself, standing up for your team and having something that will cost the team, Larsen said. So youve got to walk that line.Cutler has discussed the issue with Larsen. He also said the Bears need to find that fine line of when were being tough and when were being dumb.I think were right there on that edge, so now we kind have to start dialing it back and getting ready for games, he added.As for taking snaps from Larsen? Cutler said it went fine on Monday, and the fact that Larsen is a veteran helps when it comes to finding a rhythm.Hes a pro, Cutler said. He stepped in today and worked with me and ones, and we didnt miss a beat. Were going to be fine there. Teds going to step in and do a good job for us.Game notesWR Alshon Jeffery returned to practice on a limited basis Monday after being sidelined by a mild hamstring injury.---Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFLCheap Jerseys Free Shipping . The Montreal Canadiens announced on Friday that the veteran forward will return to the teams line-up on Saturday night when the Habs visit the Nashville Predators. Nike NFL Jerseys China . They hope to persuade the other team owners and commissioner Roger Goodell to put pressure on Redskins owner Daniel Snyder to drop the nickname they find offensive. "Given the way the meeting transpired," Ray Halbritter, an Oneida representative and leader of the "Change the Mascot Campaign," said Wednesday, "it became somewhat evident they were defending the continued use of the name. http://www.cheapchinajerseysnfls.com/ . Toronto has dropped games to Indiana and Miami since a five-game winning streak and closed out a three-game road trip at 1-2. Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys . "I wrote 36 on my sheet at the beginning of the game," the Cincinnati coach said, referring the yard line the ball would need to be snapped from. Wholesale NFL Jerseys China . Peter Gammons, an analyst for Major League Baseballs network and website, drew the ire of hockey fans on Sunday when he criticized the two NHL teams on Twitter for their physical game the night before.Leicester are in discussions to sign Hannover 96 goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler, according to Sky sources.Hannover said in a statement released on their official website earlier on Sunday that the Premier League champions had activated the release clause in Zielers current contract. The 27-year-old - capped six times by Germany - will undergo a medical in England if terms are agreed. The talks are still at an early stage, and Leicester have made no comment. Zieler would provide competition for current Leicester No 1 Kasper Schmeichel Hannovers statement read: Ron-Robert Zieler has exercised the option right enshrined in his contract and Hannover 96 has been informed that he will travel to the English champions Leicester City for contract talks.In addition, the 27-year-old goalkeeper will complete the sports medical examminations in England.dddddddddddd Ranieri: Survival first for Foxes Claudio Ranieri says Leicesters priority next season will be to stay in the Premier League… Zieler started his professional career in 2008 at Manchester United, but never made a competitive appearance for the club and was allowed to leave for Hannover two years later having briefly spent time out on loan at Northampton.He has since made over 200 appearances for Hannover and was part of Germanys 2014 World Cup winning squad, although he did not make an appearance during the finals in Brazil. 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