Day 2 of Chicago Bears practice for Week 3 and they once again did not have their top two quarterbacks, Caleb Williams and Tyson Bagent.
The good news, though, was that Bagent was in the building for Friday's practice. While he has not been cleared to practice, it's at least a good sign of things to come.
As for the ther injured Bears, here is the full injury report for Friday's practice:
Name, Position | Injury | Thurs. | Fri. |
|---|---|---|---|
Tyson Bagent, QB | Concussion | DNP | DNP |
Cairo Santos, K | Right Hip | DNP | DNP |
Joe Thuney, OG | NIR (Rest) | - | DNP |
Caleb Williams, QB | Hamstring | DNP | DNP |
Tyrique Stevenson, CB | Hamstring | DNP | Limited |
Noah Sewell, LB | Achilles | Limited | Limited |
Shemar Turner, DL | Knee | Limited | Limited |
Grady Jarrett, DT | NIR (Rest) | DNP | Full |
Kyle Monangai, RB | Knee | DNP | Full |
Bears continue to see Caleb Williams and Tyson Bagent out
At this point, with so much practice time being missed, it's becoming more likely that Case Keenum is going the get the start at quarterback. Bagent has to be in concussion protocol for at least five days, so it leaves little to no room to prepare properly for the game. Williams is already week to week, so he will most likely miss more than a game.
The good news is that Monangai is back at practice and was a full participant. That will make fans feel better than he will most likey back up D'Andre Swift and get his normal workload.
Stevenson returning to practice was big as well for the secondary. Despite his struggles, the Bears need as much depth as possible, so Stevenson could be back on track to starting in Week 3. If he can't go, Malik Muhammad most likely fills in and Cam Lewis moves to nickel.
Another day where Santos isn't practicing is less than ideal, but not the end of the world. The fact that the Bears have not signed anyone as a potential kicker shows that he still has a good chance to play.
For the PUP guys, Sewell and Turner continue to be limited in practice. It feels likely they are about another week or two before they are activated onto the 53-man roster.
Looking at the veterans, Thuney finally got his veteran rest day with the Bears. Jarrett was back in practice and fully participating.
Bears fans should feel a lot better about this practice, with Stevenson and Monangai being the biggest names back. They will play key roles in helping the team on Monday night against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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The final injury report is going to be interesting on whether they will completely rule out Williams and Bagent, or if they decide to hold out hope that they will play.
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