Bears’ Case Keenum to Start vs. Eagles on Monday Night Following Williams, Bagent Injuries
The Bears are set to take the field Monday night with veteran QB Case Keenum under center after injuries to Caleb Williams and Tyson Bagent, per sources.
Keenum, 38, will make his first start of the NFL season, his first with the Bears, and his first overall start since the 2023 campaign. Coach Ben Johnson named Keenum the starter Sunday morning following a long week of practices to determine who would start.
The Bears were dealing with a shaken-up QB room after Caleb Williams went down on the final drive of their 9-3 loss in Week 2 against the Vikings. Williams rolled out in Vikings territory, threatening to score before pulling up and going down with a hamstring injury, later determined to be a Grade 2 injury.
Bagent stepped in for Williams, completing five of his nine passes for 54 yards. Bagent entered concussion protocol after the game with a head injury.
The peak of Keenum’s career came during the 2017 campaign, when we saw him take the Minnesota Vikings to the NFC Championship Game. He has started 66 games across 80 total games played. He has completed 1,392 passes for 15,175 yards with a 62.3% completion rate. He also has a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 79-51, according to ESPN.com.
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