After missing Week 12 with a left shoulder injury, Justin Fields appears to be trending towards a return to the Bears lineup for Sunday’s home matchup against the Packers.
Fields, who has been dealing with a separated shoulder with partially torn ligaments, will not carry an injury designation into Week 13 against Green Bay, the team announced Friday. After he logged limited practices last week before ultimately being ruled out, the second-year quarterback was upgraded to a full participant on Thursday and Friday following another limited session on Wednesday.
When asked if the upgrade indicates Fields will start on Sunday, Bears coach Matt Eberflus stopped short of a confirmation but acknowledged that the 23-year-old is trending in that direction.