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Bears Coach Ben Johnson Won't Say, But He Seems To Be Hinting At QB Tyson Bagent Starting Vs. Jets
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
4
First seen
Oct 2, 11:55 AM CDT
updated Oct 7, 4:51 PM CDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by Chicago Sun-Times, WLS-TV and 2 others, not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Bears coach Ben Johnson won't say, but he seems to be hinting at QB Tyson Bagent starting vs. Jets · Chicago Sun-TimesOct 2, 11:55 AM CDT
Bears planning to start QB Tyson Bagent vs. Jets as he finally gets long-awaited opportunity: source · Chicago Sun-TimesOct 2, 6:39 PM CDT
Chicago Bears expected to start quarterback Tyson Bagent vs. New York Jets: ESPN source · WLS-TVOct 3, 7:25 PM CDT
Bears RB Kyle Monangai bludgeons Jets in 23-12 win · Chicago Sun-TimesOct 4, 7:08 PM CDT
Tyson Bagent's journey to become the Chicago Bears' (victorious) Week 4 starting QB · WGN-TVOct 5, 6:00 AM CDT
Kyle Monangai scores 2 TDs as Chicago Bears beat New York Jets 23-12 · WLS-TVOct 5, 6:17 AM CDT
Tyson Bagent will start for Bears vs. Packers, Ben Johnson says · WMAQ-TVOct 5, 7:09 AM CDT
QB Tyson Bagent expected to start against Packers Sunday, Bears coach Ben Johnson tells ESPN1000 · WLS-TVOct 5, 11:45 AM CDT
QB Tyson Bagent expected to start against Packers · WGN-TVOct 5, 11:49 AM CDT
Bears rule out QB Caleb Williams vs. Packers, will start backup Tyson Bagent again · Chicago Sun-TimesOct 5, 3:46 PM CDT
Bears QB Tyson Bagent ready for 'one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports' · Chicago Sun-TimesOct 7, 4:51 PM CDT
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How We Decided
Oct 3, 8:46 PM CDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 4, 5:38 AM CDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.