Several important players for the Carolina Panthers’ game against the Bears on Thursday night will be sidelined.
This is a brief report on injuries from Carolina.
Brian Burns: OUT (concussion)
Leviska Shenault Jr.: OUT (ankle)
DJ Chark: Doubtful (elbow)
Von Bell: Questionable (quadriceps)
CJ Henderson: OUT (concussion)
Xavier Woods: Questionable (thigh)
Stephen Sullivan: OUT (shoulder)
On Thursday, the Bears will also be without a number of important players, such as Tremaine Edmunds and Justin Fields.Here is the Bears’ complete injury report prior to Thursday.
On Thursday, Tyson Bagent will start for the Bears for the fourth week straight. Regarding Fields, who was formerly thought to have a chance to play on Thursday, Matt Eberflus stated that he is still making good progress.
Fields’ head coach Matt Eberflus stated on Wednesday, “He is progressing every day.” “He is not medically cleared yet.”
Fields may choose to intensify practises in light of the Bears’ mini-bye in between Weeks 10 and 11. He continues to throw while wearing a glove to reduce discomfort. Aside from receiving medical clearance, he still has a lot of boxes to tick before the Bears feel comfortable starting him at centre.
The game on Thursday is very important in terms of the NFL draught of 2024. Due to their own selection and the Panthers’ they acquired during the previous offseason, the Bears currently hold the second and third picks in the draught.
Victory over the Panthers would propel them to the No. 2 pick. If the Panthers are defeated, the No. 3 pick is increased. The Bears must defeat the Panthers in order to prevent them from having more than one victory and to increase their chances of obtaining a higher draught pick, as the Panthers have just one victory to the Bears’ two.
