Chicago Bears safety Jaquan Brisker battled an illness last week, which kept him sidelined in Sunday night’s loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.
Head coach Matt Eberflus detailed the “unique” situation involving Brisker, who initially cleared concussion protocol following a Week 7 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. He checked out fine Monday and Tuesday with the independent neurologist.
But Brisker later reported a fever and didn’t feel well. While Brisker improved Saturday, the symptoms returned, and the Bears ultimately ruled him out. But Brisker still felt off, so he was re-evaluated and is now back in concussion protocol.
“I’ve never had that happen before,” Eberflus said. “But he got ill during that process and then when he was done being ill he still had the symptoms.”
It’s certainly a “unique” situation, as Eberflus described, and it’s something worth monitoring heading into this Week 9 contest against the New Orleans Saints.
Chicago was without both Brisker and Eddie Jackson, who was available but didn’t play, against the Chargers. The hope is at least one of them will ready to go. Otherwise, it’ll be Elijah Hicks and Duron Harmon getting the starting nods once again.