Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson believes his team has dodged a bullet with Caleb Williams’ hamstring injury, and it’s not as bad as initially feared.
It looked as if Williams’ season might be in jeopardy when he went out with a non-contact injury during the Bears’ 9-3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.
After he collapsed screaming in pain, an emotional Williams was draping a towel over his head as the Bears left.
But Williams appears to have avoided the serious injury indicated by those scenes, although it appears he will miss Chicago’s Week 3 meeting with the Philadelphia Eagles next Monday.
talking to ESPN 1000 in Chicago“It looks like it’s going to be a weekly deal for him,” Johnson said.
“I still have to talk to our coach here, we’ll do that here soon, I’ll get the lowdown from him, but it looks like it’s week to week but we’ll probably miss some time.”
Asked if the Bears had dodged an injury bullet with the 2024 No. 1 overall pick, Johnson replied: “Yes, potentially. We’ll see.”
“He’s strong and comes back from these types of things better than the average human, so we’ll see.”
Tyson Baigent will start against the Eagles if Williams is indeed ruled out.
Bagent, who signed with the Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2023, has not started since his rookie year, when he went 2-2 in four games under center for Chicago.
