Lake Forest, Ill. ? Chicago Bears wide receiver David Terrell will have plenty of time to choreograph some new end zone moves.

Terrell will be out two months after having surgery Thursday to repair a broken bone in his right foot. Doctors inserted a screw in the foot, and coach Dick Jauron said there were no problems with the surgery.

“We anticipate it will be 7-8 weeks,” Jauron said. “He’ll be monitored obviously through the whole rehab. If he heals significantly faster, maybe we’ll get him back sooner.”

If not, Terrell won’t be back on the field until Nov. 24 or Dec. 1. That’s a lot of time for a second-year player to miss.

Especially when the flamboyant receiver was just starting to hit his stride. The Bears’ top pick in the 2001 draft has nine catches for 127 yards this year, three for touchdowns.

He had his best game Monday, catching three passes for 77 yards in the 34-21 loss to Green Bay.

“David, and we started talking about this in training camp, really has a terrific attitude. He really was improved over last year and kept improving,” Jauron said. “He was really coming on, I felt. So it’s unfortunate that it happened.

“Will it set him back? It’s never good to miss. It’ll hurt him. It’ll hurt us a little bit, but we’ll go on.”

When Terrell comes back, he’ll find a new look to the Bears offense. With left guard Rex Tucker out for the rest of the year after breaking his leg against Green Bay, the Bears are doing a major renovation on the offensive line.

Mike Gandy, who played in his first game two weeks ago, will replace Tucker at guard. Rookie Marc Columbo will replace the mistake-prone Bernard Robertson at left tackle.

That means two inexperienced players will be protecting the blindside of quarterback Jim Miller, who’s been sacked six times.