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Bears cut QB Trace McSorley

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Trace McSorley stands on the sidelines before the Bears take on the Las Vegas Raiders at Soldier Field, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

Two days after Justin Fields returned from a dislocated thumb and started against the Lions, the Bears released the player they signed shortly after his injury: quarterback Trace McSorley.

McSorley, a Penn State alum, helped run the scout team while on the practice squad while Fields was hurt. Tyson Bagent is the Bears’ second-string quarterback and Nathan Peterman is their third-stringer.

The Bears signed veteran safety Adrian Colbert to the practice squad.