After watching Williams’ reaction on the field, as well as his cart ride to the locker room where he was clearly emotional with a towel over his head and pumping his fist up to the crowd, it was right to expect the worst.But Williams doesn’t have a season-ending injury like initially thought.Instead, he’s considered "week-to-week," according to head coach Ben Johnson, with a right hamstring injury.
An MRI on Monday was conducted to assess the severity of the strain, and though Johnson doesn’t expect him to practice this week, he hasn’t ruled him out completely for Week 3.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGECaleb Williams of the Chicago Bears stands on the sideline during the national anthem before the game against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field in Chicago, Ill., on Sept.20, 2026.
(Getty Images)Williams’ reaction to the injury has quickly become a punchline on social media, and OutKick’s Craig Carton went full tilt on the Bears’ quarterback for it during "The Craig Carton Show.""I don’t quite understand why people immediately thought, ‘Oh my God, it’s his Achilles.’ Oh, that’s right – it’s because he acted like it," Carton said."He went down like he tore his Achilles.
He went down like he tore his ACL, and sadly when we see non-contact injuries, that’s typically the first thing we think.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!"The way Caleb reacted it was like doubling down on an 11 against a six.
It was like, ‘Oh my God, Caleb Williams is acting and reacting like he tore his Achilles or he blew up his knee.’ He’s crying.He can’t get off the field on his own power.
And then he’s got the proverbial Gatorade towel covering his face.‘I don’t want my momma to see me like this.
I don’t want people to see me like this.’ Then, as they were driving him off the field, this has become a thing – it’s usually for guys you’re worried have a significa...