CHICAGO _ Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky said his right hip feels almost "day and night" better and expressed optimism that if he continues to feel improvement he will be ready to play Sunday against the Giants.
Trubisky suffered a hip pointer on a sack late in the second quarter Sunday night against the Rams. He played most of the second half before coach Matt Nagy pulled him in favor of backup Chase Daniel, setting off speculation about whether Trubisky was being benched for performance reasons.
Nagy assured reporters Monday that wasn't the case and said if Trubisky is healthy he'll still be the starting quarterback. The Bears said Trubisky practiced in full Wednesday, and he was moving around well and throwing during the portion that is open to the media.
"I'm going to do as much as I can and as much as they allow me to do, day by day," Trubisky said. "They have a plan in place to where we're not overdoing it, but we're getting enough to where I'll have a good idea if I'll be able to play on Sunday. ... That's the important thing, that we're getting better each day, and if it keeps improving by Sunday, I don't see any problems. But the main thing is just not avoiding any setbacks or overdoing it and aggravating it."
Nagy reiterated what he told reporters Monday: He does not see a benefit to shutting Trubisky down as he heals physically and regroups mentally.
"We need to see where he's at, where our offense is at and continue to just keep rolling," Nagy said. "We want him to be out there at practice. We want him to be out there this week as the starter. I'm hoping that's the case. These types of injuries, you get to a point where they are literally day to day and it becomes about where you're at with the pain and how we manage that.
"I want to be able to tell you he's going to go out there, he's going to have a great practice and we're going to be ready to start him this weekend. That's what I want."
