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Khalil Herbert Inactive But Does It Mean He'll Be Traded?

Bears Inactives: Commanders QB Jayden Daniels is starting, as reported, and the Bears will not have Khalil Herbert or Nate Davis in uniform for the game with Washington.

Gene Chamberlain

Khalil Herbert is inactive for Sunday's game with Washington, which will fuel speculation he'll be traded.
Khalil Herbert is inactive for Sunday's game with Washington, which will fuel speculation he'll be traded. / Jamie Sabau-Imagn Images
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It's easy to question whether it's a sign of something regarding the upcoming trade deadline.

Running back Khalil Herbert is inactive for Sunday's game with the Washington Commanders, as is guard Nate Davis.

The Bears activated running back Travis Homer on Saturday, and he'll be the third back in Sunday's game.

Herbert has only 16 yards rushing on eight carries this season as the third behind D'Andre Swift and Roschon Johnson. He has two receptions for 4 yards. Last year Herbert was the starting back and he had averaged 5.7 yards a carry in 2022, leading all NFL backs.

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Davis being inactive is no surprise. He was inactive last game, as well.

The other Bears inactives are injured slot cornerback Kyler Gordon (hamstring), injured safety Jaquan Brisker (concussion), defensive tackle Zacch Pickens and defensive end Dominique Robinson.

Pickens was just over being injured and being inactive wasn't expected. It means both Daniel Hardy and Austin Booker will be active in the game at defensive end behind starterd DeMarcus Walker and Montez Sweat and backups Darrell Taylor and Jake Martin.

For Washington, the report by ESPN's Adam Schefter proved to be accurate as Jayden Daniels will start at quarterback and is not inactive.

Jeff Driskel is the third quarterback and inactive. Tackle Brandon Coleman (concussion), safety Darrick Forrest, linebacker Dominique Hampton and tight end Colson Yankoff are inactive.

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Gene Chamberlain
GENE CHAMBERLAIN

BearDigest.com publisher Gene Chamberlain has covered the Chicago Bears full time as a beat writer since 1994 and prior to this on a part-time basis for 10 years. He covered the Bears as a beat writer for Suburban Chicago Newspapers, the Daily Southtown, Copley News Service and has been a contributor for the Daily Herald, the Associated Press, Bear Report, CBS Sports.com and The Sporting News. He also has worked a prep sports writer for Tribune Newspapers and Sun-Times newspapers.