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Reports: Caleb Williams has Grade 2 hamstring strain, Case Keenum to start at QB on Monday night
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Third-string quarterback Case Keenum is set to make his first NFL start since 2023 when the Chicago Bears host the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night, following news that starter Caleb Williams faces a three-to-four-week recovery timeline due to a Grade 2 hamstring injury.
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – SEPTEMBER 20: Caleb Williams #18 of the Chicago Bears is carted off the field after an injury against the Minnesota Vikings during the third quarter of the game at Soldier Field on September 20, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
Quarterback Caleb Williams has a Grade 2 hamstring strain, ESPN reported Sunday, which lines up with the what the Bears have have laid out since he was injured one week ago. There’s no one-size-fits-all timeline for recovery, but Grade 2 strains typically require an absence of three or four weeks.
NFL insiders Ian Rapoport and Adam Schefter, citing league sources, say Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams has a Grade 2 hamstring injury, with a recovery timeline of three to four weeks.
Third-string quarterback Case Keenum is set to make his first NFL start since 2023 when the Chicago Bears host the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night, following news that starter Caleb Williams faces a three-to-four-week recovery timeline due to a Grade 2 hamstring injury.
A complicated quarterback situation has turned into a circus for the Bears as they sort out their near future with starter Caleb Williams , backup Tyson Bagent and third-stringer Case Keenum. Keenum will start Monday against the Eagles, Fox reported, despite Bagent clearing concussion protocol Sunda…
