Rex Grossman had a solid day of practice Sunday, starting the day by completing his first six passes during 7-on-7 drills. He was much sharper than Kyle Orton and seemed to have a rhythm going with Devin Hester the entire day. A pass he zipped over the middle to Greg Olsen ended with Olsen snaring it with one hand. Grossman also threw a deep ball that Marty Booker caught in stride over his shoulder, beating Charles Tillman.
The only bad throw Grossman had was a sidearm fling to Matt Forte down the sideline. Grossman ended practice with a bang, connecting on a Hail Mary with Hester that left the crowd buzzing.
Orton wasn't bad, but most of his completions came in the short game. He floated a pass over the head of Mike Hass and was short with a couple of other throws. He couldn't duplicate Grossman's fete as his Hail Mary pass fell incomplete.
The only significant injury of the day was rookie defensive tackle Marcus Harrison getting kicked in the chin. Rookie left tackle Chris Williams missed his 10th consecutive practice with a back injury while left guard Terrence Metcalf missed his second in a row with a bruised knee. Metcalf was nowhere to be seen.
Running back Kevin Jones remains on the physically unable to perform list with a knee injury but started to do full sprints on the side for the first time. Nose tackle Dusty Dvoracek (calf) and guard Chester Adams (stomach) remained out with injuries. Running back Garrett Wolfe, fullback Jason McKie and linebacker Jamar Williams all returned to practice.
The comic relief of the day was provided by Olin Kreutz, who broke into a Karate Kid stance after bickering with the defense.
