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Matt Nagy 'cautiously optimistic' Mitchell Trubisky will play

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy is "cautiously optimistic" that quarterback Mitchell Trubisky will be medically cleared to return from a non-throwing shoulder injury and start on Sunday versus the New Orleans Saints.

"I always say 'cautiously optimistic'... I feel good about [where we are with Trubisky]," Nagy said Wednesday. "But we're preparing with both [quarterbacks right now]."

Trubisky, who practiced on Wednesday, reported that he's close to full-strength, but admitted he needs to wear a harness on his left shoulder in order to play.

"I feel close [to one-hundred percent]," Trubisky said before practice.