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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Mark Potash

Bears rookie QB Tyson Bagent shows off his moxie — and inexperience

Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent looks to pass the ball during the third quarter. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Playing in an NFL regular-season game for the first time, Bears rookie quarterback Tyson Bagent noticed the difference. But not that much of a difference.

This wasn’t the preseason. And it certainly wasn’t Shepherd University. Exactly one year after he rallied Shepherd to victory in the second half against Millersville before a home crowd of 6,471 fans, Bagent was at it again on the NFL’s big stage Sunday — against the Vikings before a Soldier Field crowd nearly 10 times the size (62,167) and in a moment even more exponentially bigger than he’s used to.

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