The Facts: Following up on an ongoing story. .... When the Bears open up offseason workouts on Monday, White will finally be able to fully participate.
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The receiver sat on the sideline his entire rookie season after undergoing surgery to repair a stress fracture in his shin. After weighty 2015 expectations from being the No. 7 overall draft pick were wiped away by the nagging injury, White is running at full speed. Rich Campbell of the Chicago Tribune relays the tale of White recently racing his best friend, Devon Blake, a former Lackawanna (Pa.) College receiver. White had already been cleared to run, but the biggest hurdle was trusting the surgically repaired leg. Consider that hurdle cleared. "The way he started," Blake said, "he was just gone. ..." As NFL.com notes, with White returning, it will be as if Chicago got a extra first round pick in 2016. And fantasy owners will likely get a potentially productive starter at a reasonable price.