When the Bears kick off the regular season on Sept. 8, it will mark 1,009 days — almost three years — since Brandon Hardin last played in a regular-season football game.
But the 2012 third-round pick needs to prove himself to solidify his roster spot after the last two years were derailed by injuries.
"Totally, 100 percent healthy now," Hardin said with the smile and confidence of someone who has been asked, "how's your health?" several dozen times since coming to training camp.
Last preseason, Hardin was carted off the field on a stretcher during a preseason game after going low to tackle Redskins tight end Logan Paulsen. The sight was scary, but much more so than the diagnosis.
"I think the injury last year was a 4-to-6 week injury, and after that, I was really healthy," Hardin said. The Bears placed him on injured reserve, setting up an essential redshirt year, and his second season in a row without football.
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