The Chicago Bears are hoping to carry a decision on the status of quarterback Justin Fields until kickoff Sunday against the New York Jets.
Fields is questionable for the game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., after being limited on the injury report all week. He suffered a separated left shoulder with ligament damage Sunday in a road loss to the Atlanta Falcons. If he cannot go, Trevor Siemian will replace him.“We’ll see where it goes,” coach Matt Eberflus said Friday at Halas Hall. “It’s really a three-prong effect.
Siemian, 30, a Northwestern product drafted in the seventh round by the Denver Broncos in 2015, was signed to a two-year contract. He is 13-16 record as a starter, including an 0-4 mark last season with the New Orleans Saints. Siemian threw 10 touchdown passes and only three interceptions in those starts.
“Every week, you’re ready to go,” Siemian said Friday. “You anticipate to play every week truly. That’s how you have to prepare to stay in it. No different than any other week.” “That’s part of my job, too, staying back and watching guys run routes, reading their body language, going over coverages, staying engaged in meetings,” he said. “I feel good where that’s at.”[Don't miss] 5 things to watch in the Chicago Bears-New York Jets game — plus our Week 12 predictionsThe team cleared Fields medically to practice this week, but Eberflus on Friday sounded as if the quarterback needs an additional level of clearance to face a live defense.
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