Bears Coach Matt Eberflus on Outlook at QB for Raiders Game

Bears coach Matt Eberflus describes Justin Fields' injury and the outlook at the position heading into preparations to face the Raiders.

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00:02 As I said yesterday, Justin Fields dislocated his thumb.

00:22 X-rays were negative.

00:24 We did the MRI today.

00:28 There's no timetable right now.

00:30 And he's going to,

00:32 it's really gonna come down to grip strength.

00:34 And natural swelling that occurs with this injury.

00:38 So we should know more at the end of the week.

00:41 Is he gonna play this week?

00:43 Looks to be doubtful right now for that.

00:45 But again, we'll see at the end of the week

00:47 and we'll be able to make that known

00:49 at the end of the week.

00:50 So that's where it is with that.

00:52 And then Nate Davis suffered a high ankle sprain.

00:56 He'll be out this week as well.

00:58 And that's gonna be a week to week deal with Nate Davis.

01:02 And then from last week, we had Terrell Smith.

01:07 He has mono and he's gonna be out three, three or four weeks.

01:12 Him being able to get rid of the ball a little bit faster.

01:14 We would certainly like that.

01:15 So he wouldn't take the hit.

01:16 That's what I'll say about the end of the play for sure.

01:20 And again, he just kind of fell on it funny

01:22 and that's what happened.

01:23 So yeah, I mean, at the end of the week,

01:25 we're gonna figure that out.

01:26 We're gonna figure that out.

01:27 Grip strength, grip the ball, throw the ball,

01:30 hand the ball off, everything in quarterback.

01:31 Yeah, I thought he really worked through it.

01:33 Obviously the first series or so wasn't ideal.

01:38 I think that you give him credit.

01:40 He's a backup quarterback, a young guy.

01:43 I think he came in there and had poise.

01:45 You're dealing with a team that pressured a ton

01:48 during that game and I thought he really settled in

01:52 and had poise.

01:53 He showed that during that touchdown drive.

01:55 And there was a lot of good things that come out from Tyson.

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