After a rash of injuries struck the Chicago Bears in Week 12, an obvious decision about the roster was made. They went out to find some depth. As Week 13 has gotten underway, a rather unflattering stat about one of those depth additions has surfaced. It has brought not only his signing but his entire career up to this point into question.<\/p>\n
Starting quarterback Justin Fields<\/a> is tending to his separated left shoulder but practiced in full on Thursday. But backup Trevor Siemian<\/a> is dealing with an oblique injury suffered during pre-game warm-ups last week,\u00a0 leaving only Nathan Peterman<\/a> without health concerns. So, the Bears brought in journeyman backup Tim Boyle<\/a>.<\/p>\n Boyle, 28, has already played for two other NFC North teams in his three-year NFL career \u2013 the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers. It is his time in Green Bay that has him in Chicago but his resume has him in question.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is crazy that new #Bears QB Tim Boyle is even in the NFL,\u201d tweeted Matt Eurich of CBS Sports<\/a>. \u201cHe threw 12 touchdowns compared to 26 interceptions in his college career. In his first three collegiate seasons, he threw 1 TD to 13 interceptions.\u201d<\/p>\n The 6-foot-4 Boyle completed 48.4% of his passes for 1237 yards in 19 games at the University of Connecticut.<\/p>\n He threw 142 of his 275 passes and gained 616 of those yards after his freshman year. But Boyle was a backup all three years at UConn, first to Casey Cochran and then to Chandler Whitmer. So his numbers being as they are is arguably even more startling considering collegiate backups mostly play in garbage time against other backups.<\/p>\n Absolute dime by Tim Boyle!#ATLvsDET<\/a> | \ud83d\udcfa Lions TV Network pic.twitter.com\/e2Z4Jcd5m4<\/a><\/p>\n — Detroit Lions (@Lions) August 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nNew Bears QB Tim Boyle\u2019s Troubling Stat Revealed<\/h2>\n
Is Tim Boyle Cooked?<\/h3>\n
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