Fans began to rip Williams for how he treated his hamstring injury in the moment, as to Bears staffers helped him off the wet Soldier Field grass as his leg dragged on the turf.Then, he had a towel over his head on a cart to the locker room before taking it off and throwing up his fist to the sold-out crowd of Bears fans.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.But when it came out that Williams would be week-to-week, instead of being lost for the season as his reaction seemed to indicate, he received backlash on social media from those who believed he exaggerated.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEChicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams runs with the football during the second half of an NFL game against the Minnesota Vikings in Chicago on Sunday, Sept.
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Huh)For legendary NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski, he believes Williams’ "passion" was the reason for his reaction in the moment."Here’s the thing is that he’s never really been injured before from what I believe, so he doesn’t know truly what an injury is," Gronkowski told OutKick at a New York City event for his partnership with Bounty."And he was riding on a high.
He had a great game Week 1, he was ready to play all year going into this season.I feel like it was more about passion that he showed than being hurt with the injury – that’s the thing."THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.
DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!From "Gronk’s" point of view, he also believed Williams was dealing with a severe injury, perhaps a Grade 3 hamstring strain based on the way he pulled up."If looked like it was a Grade 3 [strain], and Grade 3 I understand you’re like, ‘Oh my God.’ That one would hurt.You’re going to be pissed, you’re going to be sad, and you know it’s blown o...