Matt Nagy Makes Justin Fields No. 1 Bears Quarterback

Matt Nagy Makes Justin Fields No. 1 Bears Quarterback
Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields listens to head coach Matt Nagy before an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Chicago, Ill. on Oct. 3, 2021,. Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo
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LAKE FOREST, Ill.—Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy has changed his mind and made Justin Fields the Chicago Bears’ starting quarterback going forward.

On Monday, Nagy had said Fields was still the backup and playing only because of Andy Dalton’s knee injury. But on Tuesday he told both quarterbacks of the change and announced it Wednesday. Dalton will return to practice this week after suffering a bone bruise to his left knee and will be the backup.