Bears place backup QB Shaw, C Grasu on injured reserve

Posted August 30, 2016 7:00 am

The Associated Press

Chicago Bears quarterback Connor Shaw (8) holds his leg after getting hurt on a play during the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016, in Chicago. The Chiefs won 23-7. (AP Photo/Tom Lynn) The Associated Press

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - The Chicago Bears have placed quarterback Connor Shaw and center Hroniss Grasu on season-ending injured reserve.

Shaw, who was vying for a roster spot, suffered a gruesome left leg injury near the end of Saturday's preseason loss to Kansas City. The Chiefs' Rakeem Nunez-Roches stepped on his leg following a pass to Josh Bellamy.

Grasu tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee when he fell without being touched during a practice at Soldier Field in early August.

The Bears also waived linebacker Jarrett Grace, waived linebacker Lamin Barrow with an injury designation and placed linebacker Roy Robertson-Harris on the reserve list with a non-football illness on Tuesday.

The moves left Chicago with 75 active players.

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Chicago Bears quarterback Connor Shaw (8) is escorted off the field after getting hurt on a play during the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016, in Chicago. The Chiefs won 23-7. (AP Photo/Tom Lynn) The Associated Press

Chicago Bears quarterback Connor Shaw (8) talks to trainers after getting hurt on a play during the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016, in Chicago. The Chiefs won 23-7. (AP Photo/Tom Lynn) The Associated Press

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