Jay Cutler Back As Chicago Bears Starting Quarterback
The Chicago Bears are turning back to Jay Cutler to start the season finale against the Minnesota Vikings after Jimmy Clausen was concussed in the Week 16 loss to the Detroit Lions.
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Jay Cutler was benched in favor of Jimmy Clausen for Week 16 as the Bears sat their high-priced quarterback in a move that seemed like too much and too late for a team with a myriad of problems besides the quarterback position.
Clausen experienced a similar fate as Cutler as he was unable to lead the Bears to a win and experienced a number of drops from his wide receivers and he had injury added to insult as he was diagnosed with a concussion after experiencing delayed symptoms from a hit to the head from Ziggy Ansah.
The #Bears announce that Jimmy Clausen won’t play Sunday because of a concussion sustained after Ziggy Ansah’s helmet shot as he slid
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 22, 2014
#Bears say Jimmy Clausen passed all tests at the game but informed then he had delayed symptoms. He went to the hospital.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 22, 2014
With Clausen out for the season finale the Bears will go back to Cutler who will either be auditioning for a team to trade for him this offseason for his current team with the anticipation that he will remain in Chicago due to his $15.5 million in guaranteed money.
The #Bears plan to start QB Jay Cutler (again) on Sunday in their finale, with rookie David Fales serving as the backup, I’m told.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 22, 2014
Cutler is 26 yards shy of throwing for the most yards in his Bears tenure and his 28 touchdowns and 89.5 quarterback rating are career highs for the nine-year veteran.
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