After a long weekend, the Chicago Bears return to Halas Hall on Monday to begin preparation for their Week 6 match-up against the Carolina Panthers.
But there will be some changes on Monday, as noted by the Chicago Tribune’s Dan Wiederer. The Bears have changed their practice schedule for Monday, where they’ll hold a closed walkthrough practice where media won’t be allowed in attendance.
The Bears have changed their practice itinerary for tomorrow and will now hold a closed walkthrough at Halas Hall with no media allowed.
No official word on what prompted the change.
— Dan Wiederer (@danwiederer) October 12, 2020
There’s no official word on the change in scheduling, but it seems obvious.
While the Bears didn’t play on Sunday, they weren’t out of the headlines with Saturday’s news that practice squad offensive lineman Badara Traore had tested positive for COVID-19.
The good news is that practice squad players aren’t allowed on the sideline during games, which means Traore wasn’t around the active roster during Thursday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Due to a short week, most of the practices leading up to the game were walkthroughs.
The Bears didn’t have any players test positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, and it’s likely they’re waiting for Sunday’s round of testing and playing it safe at this point.
