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High jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu overcame long odds on his journey to the winners podium at the Rio Paralympics.Im just very happy, he told the Hindu after the event. I expected to win a medal. I just stayed calm and did my best, Thangavelu said.He was five years old when his right leg had to be amputated after being crushed by a bus. Thangavelu was on his way to school in a village in Tamil Nadus Salem district at the time.I was told the driver was inebriated, he told the Hindu before leaving for Rio. It doesnt matter. My right leg is now stunted - it is still a five-year-olds leg; it has never grown or healed.The family is still paying off the loan they took for his treatment after the accident. His mother is a vegetable seller.I spoke to my mother last night. She said I would definitely win the gold, he said. My first priority is to help her. 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Fox initially insisted the injury was not season-ending. But after working through treatment options, Cutler wont play again this season. If he has thrown his last pass for Chicago, Fox was not about to confirm it.You know, offseason is the offseason, Fox said. Were not there yet.Offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains had strong praise for Cutler.I just know my relationship with him and I know how the QB room feels about him and his teammates voted him a captain for a reason, he said. I know how much Matt Barkley appreciates the input. I know how much Brian Hoyer appreciates his input as well. And I know how much I appreciate the things hes done to this point.Loggains mentioned Cutlers toughness and how much the team means to him.Thats been incredible to watch, he said. Theres a perception and theres a reality of that. Just, its been really fun the last two years getting to coach him and Ive enjoyed every minute of it.Cutler no longer has a high salary-cap figure, so it becomes more likely he could be traded or cut in the offseason. The problem for the Bears is they have no obvious replacement on the roster. Chicago has not ddrafted a quarterback in Ryan Paces two years as general manager.ddddddddddddIf they part with Cutler and dont trade for a quarterback, they could try to go with Hoyer as a stopgap or with Barkley.Hoyer made five starts while Cutler was sidelined by a sprained right thumb and threw for more than 300 yards in four straight games before breaking his left arm at Green Bay on Oct. 20. Cutler was cleared to return in the days after that game. Whether he would have regained the starting job had Hoyer stayed healthy is not certain.Cutler made five starts this season and completed 81 of 137 passes for 1,059 yards with four touchdowns and five interceptions.He came to Chicago in a blockbuster trade with Denver before the 2009 season and holds just about every major all-time franchise passing record. He is the Bears leader in attempts (3,271), completions (2,020), yards (23,443) and touchdowns (154).But the Bears are missing the playoffs for the ninth time in 10 years since the 2006 team reached the Super Bowl. The 2010 team beat Seattle in the playoffs before losing to Green Bay in the NFC title game, with Cutler sitting out most of the second half because of a knee injury.Cutler at times has clashed with coaches and teammates since his arrival. He has also been hampered by poor offensive lines and a lack of talent around him. Throw in a penchant for turnovers at inopportune moments as well as a series of injuries and its added up to a rocky tenure in Chicago.I know hes extremely competitive, Fox said. I think hes been very tough-minded when hes had to deal with things, even in our tenure here, different surgeries, the hamstring, the thumb and now the shoulder. I think hes handled that as well as most guys Ive ever been associated with.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL. ' ' '