Bears tab Tyson Bagent as Week 8 starter as QB Justin Fields continues to recover from thumb injury

The played without in Week 7, and won't have him again for Week 8 as head coach Matt Eberflus confirmed would against the Chargers. The team has no current plans to place the third-year quarterback on injured reserve, sources Andrew McCutchen Jersey tell CBS Sports. In fact, Eberflus said Fields is continuing to progre s from a thumb injury.The undrafted rookie got his first start of his career, leading the Bears to a 30-12 win over the . Fields, dealing with a dislocated thumb on his right hand, has had difficulty gripping the ball, and didn't practice at all Blank Jersey last week.The minimum number of games a player must mi s after being placed on injured reserve is four. Indeed, it's po sible Fields winds up mi sing four games. But his importance to the team weighs heavily Dave Dravecky Jersey in the decision to keep him off short-term injured reserve in the event he can heal more quickly than expected.After the Raiders game, the 2-5 Bears face the , and . It's po sible Fields can return to play against the Saints. CHI QB #1 CMP%61.7YDs1201TD11INT6YD/Att7.41 Fields was playing his best ball of the season just before the injury. He threw for a combined 617 pa sing yards and eight pa sing touchdowns against the and , and he helped the Bears get their first win in 13 games with the Andrew Suarez Jersey Week 5 victory against Washington.As it stands now, Chicago is unlikely to be active at or near the trade deadline. The Bears shipped and off last fall ahead of the deadline, but sources indicated the team isn't jazzed about Brandon Belt Jersey sending away more players for mid-round picks this year. Bagent earned the backup job in training camp after the Bears cut . The team likes his decisivene s, and it looks forward to seeing what he can do in his second career start with another full week of practice with the starters.
 
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