Maxx Crosby Defends Bears' Caleb Williams After Dramatic Injury Reaction
It was a worrisome sight for fans, and even fans of other teams feared something might be terribly wrong with the Bears quarterback.However, hours later, an update hit that the injury was nowhere near as serious as it seemed for Williams, and he might even return to play sooner than some initially thought. "In his head, he's probably imagining, like, 'Oh [expletive], something really bad just happened,' and you have all these emotions and things going on." Williams suffered the injury in the fourth quarter of his team's game. A report on Monday indicated that head coach Ben Johnson expects Williams to be "week to week" with the hamstring injury.View this post on XAn early report also suggested the possibility that Williams could be cleared to play in the Bears' "Monday Night Football" game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday, Sept.
- ▪It was a worrisome sight for fans, and even fans of other teams feared something might be terribly wrong with the Bears quarterback.However, hours later, an update hit that the injury was nowhere near as serious as it seemed for Williams, a
- ▪"In his head, he's probably imagining, like, 'Oh [expletive], something really bad just happened,' and you have all these emotions and things going on." Williams suffered the injury in the fourth quarter of his team's game.
- ▪A report on Monday indicated that head coach Ben Johnson expects Williams to be "week to week" with the hamstring injury.View this post on XAn early report also suggested the possibility that Williams could be cleared to play in the Bears'
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- ▪ Bears say Caleb Williams is week-to-week with hamstring injury and will ‘miss some time’ — The Guardian — US
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By Matthew CoudenContributing Writer0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.Chicago Bears star quarterback Caleb Williams went down with what looked like a scary non-contact injury, falling to the ground while on a rushing play in his team's Week 2 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.Williams remained on the ground, even yelling in pain as staff checked on him, and eventually had to be carted off the field.
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