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Tyson Bagent is expected to take over the first-team quarterback reps for the Chicago Bears after starting most of the week in concussion protocol. The second-year backup could make his first regular-season start in more than 1,050 days after four starts in 2023. Bagent completed 65.1% of his passes during those previous starts while throwing three touchdowns and five interceptions.
, threw for 247 yards and scored three touchdowns in a 27-7 win over the Eagles, the second-year Chicago head coach made it clear there was a reason why Bagent has been Williams' backupKeenum started over Bagent in Week 3 because Bagent missed most of the practice week in concussion protocol.
The 26-year-old Bagent sustained the injury late in the fourth quarter the previous week amid a 9-3, rain-soaked defeat to the Minnesota Vikings. AdvertisementBagent took the majority of first-team reps at practice this week, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport,Bagent has previously started regular-season games for the Bears. In 2023, while playing for then-head coach Matt Eberflus as a rookie, he made four starts in the place of Justin Fields, who was navigating a thumb injury.
Those starts were successive, from Week 7 to Week 10. Bagent led Chicago to a 2-2 record in that span. That run began with him completing 72.4% of his attempts with one touchdown and no picks in a 30-12 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. Over that four-game stretch, Bagent proved accurate, yet turnover-prone.
He posted a 3:5 touchdown-to-interception rate; however, he registered a 65.1% completion rate along the way. Plus, he ran for 105 yards and a score. It's been more than 1,050 days since Bagent's last regular-season start.
Then again, Keenum had about just as long of a drought before his spotlight-stealing outing last Monday.
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