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Bears cut PJ Walker; rookie Tyson Bagent in mix to be QB2

Walker, 28, signed a two-year contract worth $4.15 million in March with over $2 million in guarantees. After three seasons with the Carolina Panthers, Walker was brought in to compete for the backup quarterback job behind Justin Fields. The Bears will now hand that role to undrafted rookie Tyson Bagent or veteran Nathan Peterman. Bagent, […]

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D-II star Tyson Bagent making push to be Bears’ backup QB

Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields might have a different player behind him as a backup than initially expected. The Bears signed former Panthers QB PJ Walker this offseason as the backup to Fields and gave him a two-year, $4.15 million contract with over $2 million guaranteed. But Walker has struggled throughout the preseason and went […]

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Madden 24 primer: 99 club, best rookies and player ratings

In some ways, the Madden NFL 24 video game, which was released Friday, is heading back to the future. For the first time in years, the game has brought back minigames to help development in franchise mode. In that mode, EA Sports has revamped some of the trade logic and offered more spots to trade […]

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QB Justin Fields among Bears starters sitting out vs. Colts

Eberflus said Fields and select starters would not play in Chicago’s second preseason game due to the amount of “invaluable” work the first-team units got during joint practices this week with the Colts. “[Fields is] not playing. And the selected starters that we have are not playing in the game because of the work we’ve […]

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How QB helmet cams can give NFL teams an edge

What’s said in an NFL huddle, stays in the huddle. Unless, of course, the quarterback is wearing a helmet cam with audio capabilities. “It’s almost like, you think of the integrity of the huddle,” Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said. “Like, do I really want the coaches to hear what I’m saying to the guys?” […]

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Bears QB Justin Fields (shoulder) on track to start vs. Packers

Fields practiced in full on Thursday and Friday after being listed as limited on Wednesday. He does not carry an injury designation on the final report of the week. The quarterback was considered “day-to-day” by the Bears earlier in the week but gained more mobility and strength, according to coach Matt Eberflus, as the days […]

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Notable bets: Bears’ pregame tweet sparks surge of bets on Jets, temporarily angering bettors

With the Bears and Jets facing potential quarterback changes, the game attracted heavy betting interest all week. The Jets began the week as 4.5-point favorites. The line held steady even after it was announced that Jets quarterback Zach Wilson would be benched. Later in the week, as skepticism about the health of Bears quarterback Justin […]

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Bears QB Trevor Siemian starts vs. Jets despite oblique injury

After Justin Fields separated his left, non-throwing shoulder in Atlanta against the Falcons last Sunday and was declared inactive for Chicago’s game against the New York Jets, veteran QB Trevor Siemian is making his first start since Week 12 of the 2021 season, when he was with the New Orleans Saints. After Siemian injured an […]

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QB Justin Fields not expected to play at Jets, source says

Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields, who is dealing with a separated left shoulder with partially torn ligaments, is not expected to play Sunday at the New York Jets, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Bears are expected to start Trevor Siemian at quarterback, and the team also promoted Nathan Peterman from the practice squad […]

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