The Bears won’t declare a starting quarterback despite trading for the Jaguars’ Nick Foles to push Mitch Trubisky.
“We’ve talked to both players,” general manager Ryan Pace said in a teleconference Friday. “The way we view this is, it’s an open competition.”
Coach Matt Nagy said the Bears spoke to Trubisky about the move and “you could feel how much a competitor” he was.
“Mitch is really embracing it,” Nagy said. “He’s had an unbelievable personality throughout it.”
The Bears agreed to trade a fourth-round pick to the Jaguars for Foles last month, a move that became official Tuesday.