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While speaking with reporters shortly after the Chicago Bears<\/a>\u00a0suffered a 31-7 loss at the rival Green Bay Packers<\/a>\u00a0this past Sunday, Bears head coach Ben Johnson\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0that “it’s going to be close” regarding whether or not starting quarterback Caleb Williams<\/a> could return to the lineup for Chicago’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Week 6<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0game at the 2-3 Atlanta Falcons<\/a>\u00a0on Oct. 18.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n It sounds like there isn’t as much uncertainty about Williams’ status for this coming Sunday’s matchup as Johnson suggested.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n During a Tuesday appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show,” league<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0insider Ian Rapoport of NFL<\/span><\/a> Network\/ESPN shared an update on Williams’ availability for the Bears-Falcons game.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “It looks pretty good for this week,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Rapoport said<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0about Williams playing against the Falcons.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Williams has been sidelined since he suffered a Grade 2 hamstring strain\u00a0on Sept. 20, but Rapoport noted that the third-year pro looked good in a pregame workout ahead of Chicago’s loss to Green Bay. After Williams suffered his initial injury, backups\u00a0<\/span>Case Keenum<\/a> and Tyson Bagent<\/a> led the Bears to victories over the Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> and the New York Jets.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n However, Bagent was benched at Lambeau Field on Oct. 11 after he was intercepted twice. Later in the game, Keenum threw a red-zone pick, and he finished his fill-in appearance with zero scoring drives.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Some Bears fans understandably may be concerned that the club could be rushing Williams back coming off a blowout divisional loss. According to Rapoport, that isn’t the case. \u00a0<\/p>\n “It was a three-to-four week injury,” Rapoport continued about Williams’ setback. “This is the fourth week. There’s a pretty good chance we see Caleb Williams back (this weekend).”<\/p>\n Johnson likely won’t offer a significant update on Williams until Wednesday at the earliest, but Rapoport’s report would lead one to believe that the 24-year-old will serve as Chicago’s QB1 in midweek practices.\u00a0<\/p>\n Shortly after Rapoport finished his “McAfee Show” appearance, DraftKings Sportsbook listed the Bears as three-point road favorites over a Falcons team that suffered<\/a> a 30-23 overtime loss to the Baltimore Ravens<\/a> this past Sunday night.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nBears seem ready to announce some positive Caleb Williams news<\/h2>\n
Caleb Williams return timeline was apparently spot on<\/h2>\n