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Bears head coach Nagy says Fields, Dalton and Foles all in contention to start
Written by Sports Desk. Posted in NFL. | 27 September 2021 | 821 Views
Tags: American Football, Chicago Bears, Nfl

Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy has stated that all three of his quarterbacks - Justin Fields, Andy Dalton and Nick Foles - are in contention to start against the Detroit Lions. 

Veteran Dalton missed the 26-6 defeat to the Cleveland Browns bn Sunday due to a knee injury suffered in the Week 2 win over the Cincinnati Bengals, while rookie Justin Fields is a doubt with a hand issue, meaning Foles could get the nod if neither recovers in time. 

Nagy revealed that an X-ray on Fields' injury came back negative, while Dalton is being assessed on a week-by-week basis. 

"They're all under consideration right now in regard to where they're at," Nagy said when speaking to the media on Monday.  

"We'll just have to see the next couple days where they're all at. 

"We know where Nick [is] at, health-wise, but we just want to keep an eye on Justin and Andy and for us to just stay on that and make sure that we have a plan for any of those." 

The Bears have started the season poorly, dropping to 1-2 following the heavy defeat to the Browns in which they managed just 47 total yards of offense. They have also scored just 40 points through three games. 

Fields underwhelmed after replacing Dalton against the Bengals and did not improve against the Browns, completing just six of his 20 pass attempts for 68 yards while taking nine sacks.