The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Miami Dolphins in Germany, setting up what may turn out to be a preliminarily AFC Championship Game this season.
For professional athletes who are always on the go, that is a LONG flight from Kansas City. Despite the fact that most athletes are supposed to sleep during their 8.5+ hour flight, commercial aircraft aren’t designed with NFL players’ frames in mind.
In a recent conversation with his brother Jason for the Wave Sports + Entertainment-presented show New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce, Kelce expressed his surprise at the coaching staff and family giving up the First Class seats this time to allow players to fit in more comfortably.
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OAKLAND — Tyson Bagent, the rookie quarterback, will start for the Chicago Bears for the fourth time straight on Thursday night against the Carolina Panthers while Justin Fields continues to heal from the dislocated right thumb he sustained in Week 6. Fields has been limited in his on-field activity this week and was officially listed as doubtful for the Week 10 game at Soldier Field on Wednesday’s injury report. Fields returned to practice on Friday.
Following practice on Wednesday, Bears coach Matt Eberflus stated, “He’s not medically cleared to go right now.” However, he is improving. His accuracy is getting better. His throwing has improved. He is beginning to do an increasing amount of things. We’ll watch its progress. If the Bears had played on Sunday, Fields probably would have been able to play this week, according to Eberflus. However, the window for decision-making was shortened by the short notice to play on Thursday. “Short weeks are difficult,” Eberflus remarked.
Fields hasn’t played since he dislocated his thumb during the third quarter of the Minnesota Vikings’ 19-13 home loss on October 15. That afternoon, Bagent took his place and started the final three games. In his first start on October 22, he led the Bears to a 30-12 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders. He has performed well in spurts.
