The Latest Breaking News from Tyson Bagent

Bears QB Tyson Bagent is off to a solid start in his rookie debut.

The Bears quarterback is pushing to play next week against the Chargers, but could miss 2-3 games.

Throughout the offseason, they got constant questions about whether they’d put enough talent around Justin Fields to facilitate his growth into a star. Now it’s whether they’ve has built enough for Bagent to have half a chance.

Bears QB Justin Fields (right thumb) is expected to miss multiple games, according to CBS Sports, but he appears to have avoided IR.

We look at wide receivers from across the league and tell you which ones to start and which ones to leave on the bench for Week 7.

Jaylon Johnson and the Bears are on alert after Davante Adams ranted about getting more targets this week. Pass protection will be key with undrafted rookie Tyson Bagent making his first NFL start.

With a poor performance before he was injured against the Vikings that followed encouraging games against the Broncos and Commanders, Justin Fields has lowered the bar for even the unheralded Bagent to look like a better option with an efficient, winning performance Sunday.

The race card in this situation is not necessarily about the color of someone’s skin or the texture of their culture, it’s about the optics of opportunities when it comes to people who have a certain skin color and textured culture.

The undrafted rookie and former Division II standout will become Chicago’s latest QB1 with Justin Fields sidelined with a hand injury.