Bears will play starters in preseason opener

Bears head coach Matt Eberflus greets fans as he walks to practice Saturday.Matt Eberflus will play his first-teamers, including quarterback Justin Fields, in the preseason opener against the Chiefs. The Bears coach said Wednesday that his staff is still working through exactly how many snaps they’ll take Aug. 13 at Soldier Field.

Wednesday marked the first time Eberfus had committed to playing his starters in the preseason. Former head coach Matt Nagy — who will be on the sideline as a Chiefs assistant —vacillated between sitting his starters in the preseason to try to prevent injuries and playing them to prepare them for the season. He leaned in the latter direction last year.

Eberflus said…