Jaquan Brisker in concussion protocol NBC Chicago [Video]

Jaquan Brisker has entered the concussion protocol after missing an entire week due to an illness. The Bears safety took a big shot during a Raiders two-point conversion attempt back in Week 7 and cleared the concussion protocol at the time. It seemed like Brisker was going to be good to play moving forward, but then he got sick.

It’s a strange situation of illness and concussion intertwining, so head coach Matt Eberflus carefully explained the timeline on Monday.

“So, (last) Sunday and Monday he checked out fine with the evaluation and with the independent neurologist being cleared from concussion, so he was all set,” Eberflus said. “Then Tuesday, we reported that he was ill and had a fever. That persisted through Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, then into Friday we brought him in the building, so he was in here then. Then he was still not feeling well, so we ruled him …