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Bagent to start for Bears at Saints; Fields still week to week

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LOS ANGELES -- Chicago Bears rookie Tyson Bagent will get another start at quarterback in place of Justin Fields when the team travels to face the New Orleans Saints in Week 9.

Coach Matt Eberflus said Monday that Fields, who is recovering from a dislocated right thumb, remains "week-to-week." Bagent will be Chicago's starter until Fields is healthy.

"He's progressing," Eberflus said when asked whether Fields has been able to throw two weeks after dislocating his thumb against the Minnesota Vikings. "I can just say that.