Williams refused to reveal the medical grade of what he called a "pretty serious" hamstring tear, shutting down reporters pressing for clarity on why he kept the diagnosis private.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.CALEB WILLIAMS' INITIAL RESPONSE TO CRITICISM ABOUT HOW HE HANDLED HAMSTRING INJURY PROVES THE CRITICISM RIGHT"Because it's not deserving," Williams informed the media.The testy exchange capped a five-minute opening statement in which Williams torched national reporting for trying to box his injury into a tidy Grade 2 timeline.Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams grimaces in pain after going down during a run in the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, Sept.
20, 2026, at Soldier Field in Chicago.(Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Caleb Williams of the Chicago Bears is carted off the field after an injury against the Minnesota Vikings during the third quarter at Soldier Field on Sept.
20, 2026, in Chicago, Ill.(Getty Images)"There's nothing that has come out that has been right about what it is and what it has been," he said.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.
DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!Williams originally sustained the injury late in Chicago’s Week 2 loss to Minnesota, pulling up lame on a fourth-quarter scramble toward the end zone before being carted off in visible tears."I felt a pop," Williams said."That's why I looked back.
I looked back just like everybody else does when you feel a pop.Think somebody grabbed you and nobody grabbed me."Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) runs with the football during the second half of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings in Chicago, Sunday, Sept.
20, 2026.(AP Photo/Nam Y.
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