Week 1
Chicago Bears inactives and starters, Week 1
Caleb Williams is projected to start at quarterback for the Chicago Bears at the Carolina Panthers in Week 1. Tyson Bagent is listed second. Kickoff is Sun, Sep 13, 1:00 PM ET.
Matchup
Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers
Sun, Sep 13, 1:00 PM ET · FOX
Injury / inactive report
- Hayden LargeTEInjured ReserveThe Bears placed Large (undisclosed) on injured reserve Tuesday.
- Coby BryantSInjured ReserveThe Bears placed Bryant (knee) on injured reserve Tuesday.
- Luther Burden IIIWRQuestionableCoach Ben Johnson said Burden (groin) will participate in Tuesday's practice, Zack Pearson of BearReport reports.
- Kyle MonangaiRBQuestionableCoach Ben Johnson said Tuesday that Monangai is "week-to-week" due to the right knee injury that he sustained in practice back on Sunday, Aug. 16, Chris Emma of 670TheScore.com reports.
- Dontae ManningCBInjured ReserveManning (undisclosed) reverted to the Bears' injured reserve Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
- Ruben Hyppolite IILBInjured ReserveHyppolite (shoulder) reverted to Chicago's injured reserve Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
- Beanie Bishop Jr.CBInjured ReserveBishop (suspension) reverted to the Bear's injured reserve Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
- Tony Fields IILBInjured ReserveThe Bears placed Fields (undisclosed) on injured reserve Sunday with a designation to return.
- Noah SewellLBOutSewell (Achilles) was moved to the reserve/PUP list by the Bears on Sunday.
- Shemar TurnerDTOutTurner (knee) was moved to the reserve/PUP list by the Bears on Sunday.
- Kyler GordonCBOutGordon (calf) was moved to the reserve/PUP list by the Bears on Sunday.
- Brittain BrownRBInjured ReserveBrown (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve by the Bears on Sunday.
- Ray-Ray McCloud IIIWRInjured ReserveMcCloud (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve by the Bears on Sunday.
- Jaylon JohnsonCBQuestionableJohnson is dealing with an arm injury, Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
- Austin BookerDEQuestionableBooker has a groin injury and his status is "week-to-week," Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports.
- Nephi SewellLBInjured ReserveThe Bears placed Sewell (concussion) on injured reserve Tuesday.
- Keyshaun ElliottLBQuestionableThe Bears activated Elliott (undisclosed) from the active/PUP list Tuesday.
- Elijah HicksSQuestionableThe Bears activated Hicks (shin) from the active/PUP list Tuesday.
Per ESPN's public injury report, as of Sep 1, 11:58 PM ET.
Two-deep
Offense
Ray-Ray McCloud IIIInjured Reserve
Cole Kmet · Sam Roush · Nikola Kalinic · Hayden LargeInjured Reserve
Kyle MonangaiQuestionable · Roschon Johnson · Brittain BrownInjured Reserve
Defense
Austin BookerQuestionable · Daniel Hardy · Jonathan Garvin
Tony Fields IIInjured Reserve · Nephi SewellInjured Reserve · Ruben Hyppolite IIInjured Reserve
Keyshaun ElliottQuestionable · Noah SewellOut
Jaylon Jones · Dontae ManningInjured Reserve
Elijah HicksQuestionable
Xavier Woods · Skyler Thomas · Coby BryantInjured Reserve
Kyler GordonOut · Beanie Bishop Jr.Injured Reserve
Special Teams
Zavion Thomas · Josh Blackwell · Ray-Ray McCloud IIIInjured Reserve
Kalif Raymond · Josh Blackwell · Luther Burden IIIQuestionable · Ray-Ray McCloud IIIInjured Reserve
Common questions
- Who is starting for the Bears in Week 1?
- Caleb Williams is projected to start at quarterback for the Chicago Bears at the Carolina Panthers in Week 1. Tyson Bagent is listed second. Kickoff is Sun, Sep 13, 1:00 PM ET.
- Are the Bears playing in Week 1?
- Yes. Caleb Williams is projected to start at quarterback for the Chicago Bears at the Carolina Panthers in Week 1. Tyson Bagent is listed second. Kickoff is Sun, Sep 13, 1:00 PM ET.
- Where do the Bears's Week 1 inactives and injury designations come from?
- Injury and inactive designations shown here are pulled verbatim from ESPN's public injury report, last fetched Sep 1, 10:58 PM CDT (18 players listed).