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General manager Ryan Poles relayed Sunday that Brisker (concussion) "wasn't making the progress we wanted," which is what caused the Bears to place the third-year safety on injured reserve Saturday, Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com reports. Prior to being placed on IR, Brisker had already missed the Bears' previous four games due to a concussion he suffered in Week 5 against the Panthers. The 2022 second-round pick has evidently struggled to go through the league's five-step concussion protocols, and even though the earliest he could return from IR would be Week 15 against the Vikings on Monday, Dec. 16, Poles noted that the Bears are, "Going to slow...and allow[ing] [Brisker] to take his time to come back. Would love to see him back this year, but we're just going to take it one week at a time." If he is in fact sidelined for the rest of the 2024 regular season, Brisker will finish with 40 tackles (23 solo), including 1.0 sacks, two pass defenses (including one interception) and one forced fumble across five games.
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The Bears placed Brisker (concussion) on injured reserve Thursday, Chris Emma of 670TheScore.com reports. Brisker entered concussion protocols following the Bears' Week 5 win over the Panthers, which has prevented from playing in each of Chicago's last four games. Now that he's been placed on injured reserve, Brisker will be forced to miss at least the next four regular-season games, making Week 15 against the Vikings on Monday, Dec. 16 the earliest he can return. Elijah Hicks will continue to serve as the Bears' starting strong safety alongside free safety Kevin Byard.
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Brisker (concussion) won't play in Sunday's game versus Green Bay, Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com reports. Coach Matt Eberflus said Wednesday that Brisker is "week-to-week" as he continues to progress through concussion protocol. His next chance to play will be in Week 12 versus the Vikings.
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Brisker (concussion) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against New England. Brisker will miss his fourth consecutive game with the concussion. Elijah Hicks will make another start alongside Kevin Byard at safety.
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Brisker is not expected to clear the five-step concussion protocol before Sunday's game against the Patriots, Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports. Brisker last played Week 5, and he hasn't made enough progress in his recovery from the concussion at this point to put himself on track to play Week 10. Elijah Hicks would likely be in store for another expanded role at safety if Brisker misses his fourth straight game Sunday.
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| WK | OPP | PAATT | PACMP | PAYD | PATD | PAINT | RUYD | RUTD | FPTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEN | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2 | @HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 | @IND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | LAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| 5 | CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| *6 | JAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 7 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| *8 | @WAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| *9 | @ARI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| *10 | NE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| *11 | GB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| * indicates player did not play that week | |||||||||||||