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Some Starters Will Watch Against Colts

Justin Fields will not play against the Colts in preseason game No. 2.
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Some Starters Will Watch Against Colts
Some Starters Will Watch Against Colts

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In a surprise announcement, Bears coach Matt Eberflus said Justin Fields will not play in Saturday's preseason game against the Indianapolis Colts.

Fields will not be alone in missing the second preseason game. Some of the starters will also be held out of Saturday's game, Eberflus said following Thursday's second practice with the Colts in the Indianapolis area.

Eberflus said the practice time Fields had against the Colts was sufficient work for this week.

Usually the final preseason game is when starters get held out so it could be the Bears will not use Fields again in this preseason. However, with two weeks from the final preseason game to the regular season, it's also possible they would give starters a little time in the final preseason game Aug. 26 at Soldier Field against the Buffalo Bills.

Fields threw only three passes in the preseason opener, all the tosses going behind the line of scrimmage but two were turned into touchdowns by DJ Moore and Khalil Herbert.

P.J. Walker, Nathan Peterman and Tyson Bagent will be available to play this week at quarterback.

With the large number of injuries affecting the team, it can't be a bad time for players to be sitting.

Also out were Jaquan Brisker, Chase Claypool, Velus Jones Jr., Tyler Scott, Tremaine Edmunds, Trestan Ebner, Josh Blackwell and DeMarquis Gates.

Safety Eddie Jackson missed Thursday's practice after a Wednesday incident that caused him to leave practice early. Starting center Cody Whitehair left practice Thursday and the Bears finished with Doug Kramer playing center with the first team because Lucas Patrick remains sidelined.

Eberflus said Jackson's injury is not a serious one.

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Gene Chamberlain
GENE CHAMBERLAIN

Gene Chamberlain has covered the Chicago Bears full time as a beat writer since 1994 and prior to this on a part-time basis for 10 years. He covered the Bears as a beat writer for Suburban Chicago Newspapers, the Daily Southtown, Copley News Service and has been a contributor for the Daily Herald, the Associated Press, Bear Report, CBS Sports.com and The Sporting News. He also has worked a prep sports writer for Tribune Newspapers and Sun-Times newspapers.

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