LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Bears rookie quarterback Tyson Bagent will start his fourth straight game in place of Justin Fields, who is recovering from a dislocated thumb in his throwing hand.
While Fields is listed as doubtful for Thursday night's game against the Carolina Panthers on the Bears' final injury report, coach Matt Eberflus said that Chicago's starting quarterback will not play.
"We got to give him one more day," Eberflus said in clarifying why Fields is listed as doubtful rather than ruled out. "Give him one more day.