Bears QB Caleb Williams Leaves Week 2 On Cart With Injury To Hamstring, Avoids Worst-Case Scenario

The Chicago Bears offense took a big blow on Sunday when star QB Caleb Williams went down with an injury and left on a cart.

The injury’s severity was unknown after the game, but there’s good news for Bears fans: reports this Monday suggest Williams avoided the worst-case scenario, and he could even return without missing any time.

Even with the reports that Williams could return on Monday Night Football in Week 3 against the Philadelphia Eagles, head coach Ben Johnson disagreed with the level of optimism, stating “it sounds like a week-to-week deal,” and that he will “likely miss time.”

Williams shot up the MVP odds board after his Week 1 performance against the Carolina Panthers, where the Bears put up 59 points in a 22-point win. Williams accounted for four of the Bears’ eight touchdowns, throwing for two and rushing for two. His MVP odds were cut in half following the game, and any player as explosive as he is would be a huge loss for the Bears.

The injury didn’t occur until midway through the fourth quarter, so it is tough to blame the loss fully on his exit, as they still could not score a touchdown with him; however, Williams has won games late before with clutch game-winning drives, so the injury still leaves a what-if scenario for Bears fans.

Williams has also suffered a hamstring injury at USC, where he started in college. The injury he suffered in December 2022 seems similar to what the Bears originally thought.

If Williams does not return next week against the Eagles, Bears fans will still be happy with the news they woke up to this morning.