Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears opened the season looking every bit like a team ready to take the next step, and the third-year quarterback delivered in emphatic fashion.
Bears quarterback Caleb Williams was carted off the field during Chicago’s Week 2 loss to the Vikings. It was later revealed that the former No.1 overall pick had suffered a hamstring injury, and there was hope the ailment was as minor as a Grade 1 strain.
The latest Caleb Williams injury update confirms the Chicago Bears quarterback has been ruled out for Monday night’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Chicago Bears are facing something of a crisis as they prepare for their Week 3 Monday Night game against the Philadelphia Eagles. They suffered a key injury in the late stages of their 9-3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings when MVP candidate Caleb Williams went down with a hamstring injury in the final moments.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
Tyson Bagent took a major step forward on Saturday. The Chicago Bears backup quarterback practiced after progressing in the NFL’s concussion protocol. The development keeps him in the mix for Monday Night Football against the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Chicago Bears are set to play the Philadelphia Eagles on “Monday Night Football” in Week 3, and a coach thinks the Eagles are trying to cheat a rule to gain an advantage on special teams.
The NFL made a statement earlier this week by handing out fines to several league players for celebrations. On Saturday, the league fined a Chicago Bears player for a nasty hit on Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
The Bears are touting how they've prepared their offense all year for the eventuality they face Monday night, the potential disaster that can result from using the third-string quarterback in the NFL.
The Chicago Bears revealed some hopeful news for their quarterback situation before playing the Philadelphia Eagles on “Monday Night Football” for Week 3.
According to their injury report, the Bears have ruled out QB Caleb Williams for MNF against the Eagles due to a hamstring injury. The Bears could end up starting veteran QB Case Keenum, given that QB2 Tyson Bagent remains in concussion protocol and is listed as doubtful.
Chicago Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent has cleared the necessary steps to participate in practice on Saturday, head coach Ben Johnson said. But whether he will be able to play Monday night remains in question.
At this point the practice squad quarterback has gone past emergency quarterback and is now the backup for the Bears. This is practice squad quarterback Miller Moss, the rookie from Louisville and before that Caleb Williams' USC teammate.
Bears second-string quarterback Tyson Bagent entered the NFL’s concussion protocol on Tuesday, but he may not miss any action. Bagent cleared the protocol and will practice on Saturday, head coach Ben Johnson announced (via Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun-Times).
The quarterback situation for the Chicago Bears seemed to be trending in the direction for Case Keenum to start against the Philadelphia Eagles on “Monday Night Football” in week 3.
The Chicago Bears are preparing for a much different offensive equation against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 3, with quarterback Case Keenum in line to replace Caleb Williams and make Ben Johnson’s play-calling adaptability the central question.
Quarterback is not the only place where injury is giving the Bears uncertainty about a lineup change this week. Then again, perhaps they'll make a change regardless of injury.
The start of the 2026 NFL season hasn’t gone according to plan for Colston Loveland. Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Press Taylor admitted that the second-year tight end was particularly disappointed last week.
The situation appeared dire as the Bears watched starting quarterback Caleb Williams get carted off the field last week, but the team avoided disaster as his injury ended up being a minor one.
The Chicago Bears announced they have signed LS Beau Gardner to the practice squad. The Bears released WR Scotty Miller from the practice squad in a corresponding move.