Officially off COVID-19 list
The Bears activated Fields (illness) from the reserve/COVID-19 list Thursday, Adam Hoge of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
Fields spent exactly one week on the COVID-19 list as a result of a positive test for the virus, forcing him to sit out the Bears' season finale. He thus ended his rookie campaign with 12 appearances, 10 of them starts, en route to 1,870 yards, seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions on 59 percent passing. The 2021 first-round pick also racked up 72 carries for 420 yards and two more scores. With Andy Dalton and potentially Nick Foles iffy to be around next season, Fields doesn't have any impediments to the starting quarterback gig in Chicago moving forward.
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Khalil Herbert
RB | CHI
Rushes for 20 yards
Herbert carried the ball seven times for 20 yards in Saturday's preseason game against the Chiefs.
Darnell Mooney
WR | CHI
Catches one pass
Mooney caught one pass for 26 yards in Saturday's preseason win against Kansas City.
Justin Fields
QB | CHI
Plays three series
Fields completed four of seven passes for 48 yards in Saturday's preseason opener against Kansas City. He added one rush for 10 yards.
Velus Jones Jr.
WR | CHI
Unlikely to play Saturday
Jones (undisclosed) isn't expected to take the field for Saturday's preseason opener against the Chiefs, Alyssa Barbieri of USA Today reports.
Darnell Mooney
WR | CHI
Expected to play Saturday
Mooney is expected to play along with the Bears' starters in Saturday's preseason opener against the Chiefs, Alyssa Barbieri of USA Today reports.
Justin Fields
QB | CHI
Likely to play Saturday
Coach Matt Eberflus indicated that we can expect to see the Bears' healthy starters play in Saturday's preseason opener against the Chiefs, Alyssa Barbieri of USA Today reports. At this stage, Fields doesn't have any reported injury concerns.
Byron Pringle
WR | CHI
Not expected to play Saturday
Pringle (quad) is unlikely play in Saturday's preseason opener against the Chiefs, Alyssa Barbieri of USA Today reports.
Cole Kmet
TE | CHI
Dealing with minor injury
Kmet is day-to-day with an unspecified injury and isn't expected to play in Saturday's preseason game against the Chiefs, Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com reports.
David Montgomery
RB | CHI
Considered day-to-day
Montgomery is day-to-day with an unspecified injury and isn't likely to play in Saturday's preseason game against the Chiefs, Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com reports.
N'Keal Harry
WR | CHI
Undergoes surgery, out two months
Harry underwent tightrope surgery Thursday to address a high-ankle sprain and is expected to be sidelined for around eight weeks, Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun Times reports.