It may look serious, but the Bears insist the hard cast on Jay Cutler's left ankle is "precautionary" and is just a common way to stabilize it while the injury heals.

Bears quarterback Jay Cutler said earlier this week that he was wearing a hard cast on his sprained left ankle because there was fear of ligament damage that would keep him out for an even longer ...

Bears quarterback Jay Cutler wore a “very small brace” underneath his orange tennis shoe on his sprained left ankle Wednesday after having the hard cast removed, coach Marc Trestman said ...

Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is out of a hard cast and wearing a small brace on his injured left ankle.