Joel Bouagnon is on the current GB roster. I have tried to discover what he injured, but can't seem to find out. It is a mystery .

What did Joel Bouagnon injure?

Originally Posted by: Smokey 

The Northern Illinois product's career has gotten off to a slow start thus far -- largely due to a knee injury that landed him on the Bears' injured reserve last August

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Discovering that Bouagnon's injury was to a knee only explains part of the story. The Bears thought it was serious enough to settle with him for $1.6 million. I'd still like to know more about his injury.

Originally Posted by: Smokey 

As far as explaining the story, where is the source saying that he got $1.6 million in his injury settlement?

Bouagnon's contract was a 3 years for $1.66 million, with $465,000 base in year 1... so giving him $1.6 (96%+ of entire contract) for getting injured in the first year just seems wrong... which is why you are probably wondering about how injury... especially since the Bears would probably only be on the hook for the first year pay of $465,000 for keeping him on the IR the entire year.

I don't know what this money was for, but overthecap.com  suggest that Bouagnon's dead cap hit to the Bears is only $48,441. I'm not sure if that's just signing bonus or injury settlement. But it is 10.4% (almost two games worth) of his first years pay, which seems more like a settlement to me than basically paying his entire 3 years worth of contract.

Originally Posted by: beast 

I was in error as to his settlement amount with the bears. Gee I must be human like everyone else.

Bouagnon signed a 3 year $1.66 million contract with the Bears. Following his injury, he accepted $44,934 in an injury settlement and was released by the Bears. I can't say what he signed with GB for or exactly what the injury was to his knee, but I would like to know both.

Originally Posted by: Smokey