Second-year defensive tackle Bilal Nichols has a broken hand, according to head coach Matt Nagy, but Nichols will avoid going on to the injured reserve list.
Coach Nagy confirms Bilal Nichols has a broken hand - says he does not believe IR is a possibility and that the team is still working through next steps.
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) September 19, 2019
Nichols left the game Sunday against the Denver Broncos and didn’t return, he was later seen in the locker room by reporters with a cast on, but Nagy initially said that it was a wrist injury but that the team would know more over the next couple of days.