Caleb Williams avoids serious injury, is considered 'week-to-week' | Take The North
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What is the latest update on Caleb Williams’ hamstring injury and his week‑to‑week status?
The Take the North Podcast is brought to you by the Rorman Automotive Group, home of the $50 oil change. Visit them online at Rorman.com. Bears fans, this is Take the North. What's the reason, Doc? It's here with your hosts of these guys. Dan Weeterer and Mark Grody. We're gonna take the North and never give it back. Hello again, everybody, and welcome back into the Take the North Podcast, along with Dan Weeder of the Athletic. I am Mark Grody of 1043 the score. And somehow, some way, Dan, things still have not changed. The Bears still still did not score a touchdown in the second game of the season after they scored 59 points in the opener. They still lost nine. Nine to three to the Minnesota Vikings.
Hold on, just checking. Uh actually they just scored uh another touchdown in Carolina. But but not one at Soldier Field.
No, no, that's uh that did not happen. Did not happen, sadly. Uh but there was an injury, and that is what we have to talk about here right now. The update on Caleb Williams's uh leaving the the the game midway through the fourth quarter with a right hamstring injury. And as a matter of fact, let's also bring in our guy. I think he's already up there. It is Kevin Fishbane of the Athletic. So I am surrounded yes by the athletic beat. Yeah. I mean, this is kinda s I don't know about the security of this. What what if something happens to one of you during this broadcast? What what will become of John Greenberg? I mean, I think we might be in trouble.
Yeah. Yeah. Po poor John would have to uh handle all the things he doesn't want to have to write about uh with bears.
Yeah. That is true. K that is Kevin Fitzbane joining us. Kevin, thank you. Thank you for being on the podcast. Again, we appreciate it. These are busy days and busy times. So thank you.
For our YouTube audience, I would like you to take note of the framing of this entire uh montage here where Kevin and I appear to be the same size and little old Groti's kind of squeezed in the middle there in the middle of the second.
I am kind of squeezed in here. I'm sitting on a couch. So um I love it. No, I think it's I think it's absolutely per perfect. It's a mini me right in there. So uh I know you guys were on the Zoom talking to to Ben Johnson on the Monday after the the Sunday loss at Soldier Field about which we are speaking. And there was an update on Caleb Williams from Ben Johnson. I thought we would start the show. By listening to Ben Johnson and the words, because he will give you the news step by step. There'll be subsequent questions and answers. And afterwards, we will react to it and try to figure out some of the specifics of Caleb Williams and how long he might be out. But let's listen to Ben Johnson here right now on Zoom on Monday with reporters talking about Caleb Williams' hamstring.
Yeah.
No everyone's gonna ask about Caleb. Um We're we're saying week to week with him right now. We'll see where where he's at as the week progresses and uh you know how long that means. But um you know, it's it's was somewhat encouraging the report that we got. So I'll leave it there.
Hey Ben, just to clarify, will Caleb practice this week?
А I don't believe he will.
So it ha are you ruling him out now for week three? Are you saying that there's still a chance towards the end of it? No. Ben, what is the next checkpoint for Caleb? Are you waiting to see if he's got some mobility? Is it up to him if he feels like he's got enough to contribute or is it about scans?
He's right now working through every avenue that he's got available to to get back on track here.
How did head coach Ben Johnson describe Caleb Williams’ condition during the Monday Zoom recap?
So um we'll see what that looks like. I said that last night, I'll I'll double down on that. He gets back uh he hasn't his the past uh a lot faster than what people can anticipate. And so um I'm not putting a timeline on this. We're gonna say week to week. Um he's gonna attack this with everything that he knows, he's got a great team around him, both in this building and outside of this building. And we'll see where it goes from there.
Do you guys err on the side of caution and looking more big picture with him, like rather be a little late on bringing him back than early, like you guys have said about Ozzy?
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the latest update on Caleb Williams’ hamstring injury and his week‑to‑week status?
0:00–3:45
2
How did head coach Ben Johnson describe Caleb Williams’ condition during the Monday Zoom recap?
3:45–9:37
3
What questions did the hosts ask Ben Johnson about practice, the next checkpoint, and possible game‑time decisions?
9:37–18:21
4
How did Kevin Fishbane from The Athletic react to the injury news and assess Williams’ chances of returning soon?
18:21–32:16
5
What comparisons were made between Caleb Williams and past Bears quarterbacks (Cutler, Jay Cutler, etc.) regarding injury recovery?
32:16–38:09
Speakers
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