hicago Bears backmost Caleb Williams is considered “week-to-week” with a close hamstring wounded suffered successful Sunday’s 9-3 nonaccomplishment to the Minnesota Vikings, coach Ben Johnson said Monday. Williams underwent an MRI aft leaving the crippled successful the 4th quarter, and Johnson said the backmost is expected to miss immoderate time, though the wounded does not look to beryllium severe.
Williams was injured portion scrambling connected a first-and-goal play with Chicago trailing 6-3. He grabbed his close limb and needed assistance getting disconnected the tract earlier being taken to the locker country connected a cart. Johnson said aft the game that helium was relieved the wounded was not to Williams’ genu and that the backmost was successful bully spirits.
Johnson said Monday that the Bears had perchance avoided a much superior result but stopped abbreviated of providing a circumstantial timetable for Williams’ return. Earlier reports indicated the MRI brought encouraging quality and that Chicago had not instantly ruled Williams retired for its adjacent game.
If Williams cannot play, Tyson Bagent is expected to instrumentality implicit against the Philadelphia Eagles connected Sept. 28. Bagent replaced Williams against Minnesota and completed 5 of 9 passes for 54 yards. Williams had completed 15 of 26 passes for 138 yards and an interception earlier his injury.
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