Sun, Oct 15, 8:06 PM EDTJay Glazerrotowire3 analyses
Fields (hand) has a dislocated thumb in his right (throwing) hand, Jay Glazer of Fox NFL Sunday reports.
  • Justin Fields has a dislocated thumb in his right hand.
  • X-rays came back negative, but an MRI will determine the severity of the injury and potential return timeline.
  • If Fields misses more games, Nathan Peterman or rookie Tyson Bagent will start for the Bears.
Justin Fields | QB
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Injury
  • Fields has a dislocated thumb in his right (throwing) hand.
  • X-rays on his hand came back negative, but an MRI will determine the severity of the injury.
  • Fields' potential return timeline is yet to be established.
  • If Fields misses additional game action, Nathan Peterman or rookie Tyson Bagent would start under center for the Bears.
Nathan Peterman | QB
  • If Justin Fields misses game action, Nathan Peterman would start under center for the Bears.
Tyson Bagent | QB
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  • If Justin Fields misses game action, rookie Tyson Bagent would start under center for the Bears.
  • Bagent had a rushing touchdown, an interception, and a fumble after replacing Fields against the Vikings.