Dusty's ruptured biceps forces him to end his season

Nose tackle Dusty Dvoracek will miss the final four games after rupturing his right biceps during
a loss at Minnesota on Sunday night, his third season-ending injury in his time in the NFL.

Dvoracek was injured on the opening drive and headed straight to the locker room.

"It's very hard for a guy like Dusty," coach Lovie Smith said Monday. "No one works harder than him. He's a tough guy. It's just unfortunate. If you look at how he injured his arm, it's a typical play that he's made plenty of times. It happens."

"It's disheartening knowing the adversity he's been through in the past," defensive tackle Tommie Harris said. "To keep continuing to go through this each year is very disheartening, especially having the season that he was having."

Defensive tackles Marcus Harrison and Anthony Adams will fill in for the injured Dvoracek