Chicago Bears ke quarterback Caleb Williams ko Week 2 mein Vikings se khelne ke baad right hamstring injury ki wajah se Monday night match ke liye nikal diya gaya hai. Williams, 2024 NFL Draft ka pehla chunav hai, uske baad se start kiye bina nahi gaya hai aur haal mein haal-at-haal (week-to-week) hai. Par baaki, backup quarterback Tyson Bagent chot lagne ke baad NFL ke concussion protocol poora karne ke baad Saturday ko poora practice karne aaya hai.

Is baare bhi khaas tor par, Bagent ne baithak aur practice mein part lena shuru kar diya hai, coach Ben Johnson usse kehte hain ki wo taiyaar hai. Johnson ne bataya ki team still starting quarterback determine kar raha hai, teen string Case Keenum bhi poora practice kar raha hai aur December 2024 ke baad poori season ke pehle koi regular season game shuru kar sakta hai. Johnson ne Bagent aur Keenum ko unki cerebral approach aur taiyari ke liye praise kiya hai.

Alawa, kicker Cairo Santos right hip injury ke baad poora practice karne aaye hain aur chot lagne ke baad nahi hain, jabki left tackle Ozzy Trapilo poora hafte training kar rahe the lekin Eagles ke khilaf khelenge nahi. Bears apni depth aur taiyari par bharosa rakhte hain.