Bears head coach Matt Nagy to miss 49ers matchup, remains in COVID-19 protocols
Special teams co-ordinator Chris Tabor to fill role on Sunday for 3-4 club
Chicago Bears special teams coordinator Chris Tabor will serve as head coach against San Francisco on Sunday with Matt Nagy away from the team because of the NFL's COVID-19 protocol.
Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy will miss Sunday's game against San Francisco because of the NFL's COVID-19 protocol.
The team announced Saturday that special teams co-ordinator Chris Tabor will serve as head coach against the 49ers.
Nagy said Monday he had tested positive for COVID-19. The 43-year-old coach, who is vaccinated, announced the result during a Zoom call minutes after his usual in-person session was switched.
Chicago (3-4) had four players on the COVID-19 list for last weekend's 38-3 loss at Tampa Bay, with linebacker Caleb Johnson and right tackle Elijah Wilkinson joining star linebacker Robert Quinn and veteran tight end Jimmy Graham before kickoff. Running back Damien Williams was removed from the list a day before the game.
The Bears will have Quinn, Johnson and Wilkinson back for the matchup with the visiting 49ers (2-4), but offensive lineman Germain Ifedi was placed on the COVID-19 list on Friday.
49ers put Tartt, Kinlaw on IR
Meanwhile, San Francisco has placed safety Jaquiski Tartt and defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw on injured reserve and added defensive linemen Kevin Givens and Jordan Willis to the active roster.
The 49ers made a series of roster moves Saturday after ruling out defensive end Dee Ford and linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair for Sunday's game with concussions.
Givens was activated from injured reserve after missing the past four games with an ankle injury. Willis is back after serving a six-game suspension for violating league rules on performance-enhancing drugs. He had a one-week roster exemption to return to practice and was added to the 53-man roster Saturday.
Kinlaw underwent season-ending surgery on his right knee earlier in the week. Tartt has a bone bruise on a knee and will miss at least the next three games.
San Francisco also elevated tight end Jordan Matthews and safety Kai Nacua from the practice squad to be available to play Sunday.
