Caleb Williams Suffers Right Hamstring Injury, Leaves Bears' 6-3 Vikings Loss
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 20
Caleb Williams Suffers Right Hamstring Injury, Leaves Bears' 6-3 Vikings Loss
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 20
Summary
Williams was helped off by two trainers, taken to the medical tent and then carted to the locker room after grabbing his right hamstring while trying to escape Andrew Van Ginkel.
Chicago later said the quarterback had a hamstring injury and he did not return, leaving Tyson Bagent to finish the game as the Bears lost 6-3 at Soldier Field.
The immediate question is severity: a strain could sideline Williams for 1-3 weeks, while a tear could require roughly 3-6 months, with an MRI expected to determine the damage.
The injury clouds a season that opened with high expectations after Williams led Chicago to an 11-6 record in 2025 and opened 2026 with 269 passing yards and four total touchdowns against Carolina.
With Caleb Williams carted off the slick turf, can Tyson Bagent save the Bears' season, or are their playoff hopes already doomed?
How will Chicago adjust its heavily invested offensive scheme now that their star quarterback has suffered a mysterious lower-body injury?
Did aggressive defensive blitzing or Soldier Field's notoriously poor weather conditions ultimately cause the non-contact injury to Chicago's franchise quarterback?