Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields ought to be clear to start out Sunday’s recreation towards the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field, making it by the week of follow with no setbacks as he recovers from the left shoulder harm he suffered two weeks in the past.
Fields was a full participant in practices Thursday and Friday and was not listed with a recreation designation when the Bears issued their closing harm report of the week Friday afternoon.
Bears coach Matt Eberflus was inspired by the progress Fields made all through the week of follow and acknowledged the thrill his return to the sphere has introduced.
“When you get your starting quarterback back and a guy who’s electric like that and makes a lot of plays for our football team, it’s obviously a big boost in the arm,” Eberflus stated after Friday’s follow. “To the whole football team. Our guys are excited out there — not only the offensive guys, but the defensive guys and special teams. Everybody’s excited that he’s out there moving around and being himself. We certainly missed him last week.”
Ebeflus additionally acknowledged that the Bears aren’t apprehensive about Fields aggravating his shoulder harm towards the Packers.
“Right now, he feels and we feel that the mobility and strength is there for him to protect himself,” Eberflus stated. “He feels like he’s 100 percent ready to go.”
Fields stated he suffered a separated left shoulder with accompanying ligament injury throughout the closing drive of the Bears’ 27-24 highway loss to the Falcons two weeks in the past. He was inactive for final Sunday’s recreation towards the Jets however gained clearance for full follow participation Thursday and has now put himself in place to steer the Bears towards Aaron Rodgers and the Packers.
“He has shown grit and toughness throughout the whole year,” Eberflus stated. “And then his ability to come back this fast from injury and be able to go out there and play is a big boost for our offense. And it shows the kind of guys that we want — guys who are tough and physical. … The team rises up with the quarterback. When he performs well, you rise up. That’s the nature of the position.”
The information on the Bears quarterback entrance wasn’t all optimistic Friday, although. Eberflus revealed backup quarterback Trevor Siemian is now headed for injured reserve and can want surgical procedure to restore the indirect harm he suffered throughout pregame warmups towards the New York Jets final weekend. Siemian will miss the rest of the season.
The Bears will use Nathan Peterman because the backup to Fields towards the Packers. The staff additionally signed Tim Boyle off the Detroit Lions follow squad earlier within the week.
In different harm information, rookie defensive backs Jaquan Brisker and Kyler Gordon stay within the concussion protocol and can every miss their second consecutive recreation Sunday. Offensive sort out Larry Borom (knee/ankle) was additionally declared out.
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