Caleb Williams Sparks Bears Camp With 58- and 35-Yard Strikes as Coby Bryant Faces 6-Month Recovery
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 12
Caleb Williams Sparks Bears Camp With 58- and 35-Yard Strikes as Coby Bryant Faces 6-Month Recovery
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 12
Summary
Caleb Williams delivered the sharpest sequence of the Bears’ scrimmage-style “midterm,” turning a backed-up drill from his own 1-yard line into consecutive gains of 58 and 35 yards to Rome Odunze and Scotty Miller.
Ben Johnson said the high-intensity session would weigh heavily on roster decisions, and he praised Williams for taking “complete control” of the offense despite a recent camp plateau tied to the volume of new installs.
Coby Bryant’s left-knee surgery cast the biggest shadow over practice, with Johnson saying the safety will be out until at least mid-December and could miss the entire season on a roughly 6-month timeline.
That injury has pushed Xavier Woods into first-team reps alongside rookie Dillon Thieneman, while the Bears’ safety depth remains thin with Elijah Hicks on PUP and Cam Lewis still out of team drills.
The Bears also remain unsettled at left tackle before their preseason opener, with Braxton Jones missing a third straight practice and Kiran Amegadjie and Jedrick Wills splitting first-team work.