Chicago Bears safety Jaquan Brisker will not travel to London with the team due to concussion symptoms

Starting safety Jaquan Brisker will not travel with the Chicago Bears to London on Monday night after reporting concussion symptoms to the team earlier in the afternoon. Brisker is one of three players not heading overseas with the Bears, joined on that list by defensive tackle Zacch Pickens (groin) and cornerback Terell Smith (hip), who both missed Sunday’s game.

Brisker has not been declared out for the upcoming game and can join the team in London if he clears concussion protocol before the week’s end.

Brisker forced a fumble on Carolina Panthers tight end Tommy Tremble during the first half of Sunday’s 36-10 victory at Soldier Field, delivering a hit that knocked Tremble out of the game with his own concussion. Brisker, however, stayed in and sat out only the final series of the afternoon when the Bears pulled their defensive starters because of the lopsided nature of the score.

Brisker has had a history of concussions during his time with the Bears. He missed two games in his rookie season in 2022 with a head injury he suffered during a loss in Atlanta. He missed two additional games last season against the Los Angeles Chargers and New Orleans Saints.

The team initially declared Brisker’s absence against the Chargers as illness-related before revealing the following week that Brisker had a concussion. In the game before the Bears played the Chargers last season, Brisker was involved in a major collision on a two-point conversion play against the Raiders and was evaluated for a concussion. But he returned to that game before the team declared him out the following week with an illness and later ultimately diagnosed him with a concussion.

Brisker’s 2022 concussion was formally diagnosed after he was twice evaluated for a concussion during the game against the Falcons but twice cleared to return to the field.

If Brisker is unavailable for the game in London against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Elijah Hicks would likely take his place with the starting defense.