Matt Eberflus reports Justin Fields will sit out at least another week while his injured thumb heals, as Tyson Bagent makes his third start.
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00:10 Justin continues to work with the trainers, will still be week to week.
00:13 But he is improving.
00:16 And until he gets back healthy, Tyson will be our quarterback for now.
00:22 So that's where that is.
00:23 He's progressing, I can just say that.
00:25 I'm not gonna get into particulars, but he is progressing and he is improving.
00:28 So we like where it is right now.
00:31 Some solid points in the game yesterday.
00:34 Obviously the first game, it was good.
00:36 And what was different was the takeaways, right?
00:39 So we gotta do a good job of protecting the ball, right?
00:42 And being on the positive side or the even side of that battle,
00:46 turnover battle, and that was really the difference.
00:49 I still think he delivered the ball well.
00:51 I thought he took some shots down the field,
00:53 which we didn't see in the first game, which was exciting to see.
00:56 And we're gonna continue to stretch the field vertically and horizontal.
00:59 Jaquan Brisker, right?
01:01 So we've been reporting that he has been ill for a week.
01:05 So Sunday, Monday, he checked out fine with evaluation and
01:10 with independent neurologist being cleared from concussion, right?
01:14 So he was all set.
01:15 Then Tuesday, reported that he was ill, right, and had a fever.
01:19 And that persisted through Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and
01:25 into Friday, brought him into the building, right?
01:27 So he was in here then.
01:28 And then still not feeling well.
01:31 We ruled him out on Saturday.
01:33 And then again, wasn't feeling well.
01:35 And then his illness cleared Saturday.
01:38 Then Sunday, he felt he was cleared in terms of his illness.
01:41 And then still felt a little bit off in terms of having
01:46 different symptoms and those types of things.
01:48 So we got him reevaluated.
01:50 And then now he's back into concussion protocol.
01:53 And that was on Sunday, wasn't feeling well.
01:56 And then Monday this morning, we got him tested again.
01:59 And he's now back in concussion protocol.
02:01 So that's where it is.
02:03 I understand that's unique.
02:05 I've never had that happen before.
02:06 But again, he got ill during that process.
02:09 And then when he was done being ill, then he still had the symptoms.
02:14 And we were working with Jaquan the whole way, talking to him,
02:17 making sure he was squared away.
02:18 And the most important thing is our players' safety and health.
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