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Caleb Williams Questionable for Falcons After Full Friday Practice

Chicago has not named its Sunday starter after another full practice for Williams. Kyle Monangai will miss a second game.

Caleb Williams in a Chicago Bears number 18 jersey speaking into an ESPN microphone.
Caleb Williams speaks after the Bears’ game at Washington on October 13, 2025. File photograph. Cropped for display. · Credit: Joe Glorioso / All-Pro Reels / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Caleb Williams practiced fully Friday but remains questionable for the Bears' game at Atlanta on Sunday. Chicago has not announced whether he will return after missing three games with a right hamstring injury. Team report.

Williams was injured against Minnesota in Week 2. He said Thursday that he needed to complete a stress test involving movements on the practice field before being named the starter against the Falcons.

Coach Ben Johnson said the Bears wanted to assess how Williams handled consecutive days of work. If Williams cannot play, Johnson declined to say whether Tyson Bagent or Case Keenum would start.

Running back Kyle Monangai has been ruled out with thumb and toe injuries and will miss a second consecutive game. The Bears also ruled out defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo and linebackers T.J. Edwards and Keyshaun Elliott.

Cornerbacks Kyler Gordon and Tyrique Stevenson are questionable. Gordon practiced fully through the week while recovering from a calf injury; Stevenson was limited with a hip injury sustained against Green Bay. Williams' Friday designation leaves the starting quarterback decision open.

Sources and notes

  1. https://www.chicagobears.com/news/injury-update-caleb-williams-questionable-for-sunday-s-game-vs-falcons
  2. https://www.nfl.com/news/bears-qb-caleb-williams-hamstring-questionable-to-play-falcons
  3. Photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caleb_Williams_2025.jpg
  4. Photo licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/