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Reports: Case Keenum to start for Bears on MNF, Tyson Bagent to be QB2

By Thomson Reuters Sep 27, 2026 | 7:02 PM

By Field Level Media

Sep 27 (Field Level Media) – Case Keenum will start at quarterback for the ​Chicago Bears on Monday ‌night even though Tyson Bagent has cleared concussion protocol, Fox Sports and ESPN reported Sunday.

Bagent is expected to be ‌active ​but will serve as ⁠Chicago’s No. 2 ⁠quarterback for the “Monday Night Football” matchup against the visiting Philadelphia Eagles.

It was reported earlier Sunday that ​Caleb Williams is expected to be sidelined for three to four ⁠weeks with a ⁠Grade 2 hamstring injury. ​The star quarterback sustained a hamstring ​injury during the fourth quarter of ‌Chicago’s 9-3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings last Sunday.

Keenum, 38, last played in an NFL game in ⁠2023 for the Houston Texans.

He joined the Bears as a backup QB option ⁠in ‌2025 and did not appear ⁠in a game that ​season. ‌He signed a two-year, $5.5 ​million extension ⁠with Chicago this past March.

In 80 career games (66 starts) for seven franchises, Keenum has thrown for 15,175 yards, 79 touchdowns and 51 interceptions.

(–Field ​Level Media)