Mitchell Trubisky may be ready to return after the team's bye week.
Bears coach Matt Nagy expressed optimism that his quarterback will play in Week 7 against the Saints after missing Sunday's loss to the Raiders in London.
“He’s feeling good,” Nagy told reporters. “I felt like the last couple days he’s been in a good place. He’s been a part of all the meetings, a part of practice mentally. Because that’s just as important, staying involved mentally with your guys and with us. And now we’ll just kind of see here, again the bye comes at a unique time. Here he is, he gets injured, so here’s the bye. Now, he’s able to use this and see if he’s able to come back or not for the next game.
“I hope he’s back. But I don’t know that. It could be something where it goes longer than that. I don’t know.”
Trubisky traveled with the team to London and is expected to aggressively resume his rehab this week.
He was hurt in Week 4 on the Bears’ sixth play of the game when he was hit and fumbled the ball. He rolled awkwardly onto his left arm in what appeared to be an attempt to reach for the loose ball and possibly break his fall.
here's the called-back fumble that sent Mitchell Trubisky to the injury tent pic.twitter.com/Qoc7WlpMmq
— Christian D'Andrea (@TrainIsland) September 29, 2019
Trubisky entered Week 6 having completed 67 of 103 passes for 579 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions.
The Bears (3-2) will likely end up facing Teddy Bridgewater in his final game as the starter for the Saints before Drew Brees returns from thumb surgery in Week 8.