{"id":768,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/768","headline":"Caleb Williams questionable to return against Falcons","dek":"The Bears quarterback has missed three straight games with a strained hamstring but returned to full practice this week.","body":"Caleb Williams is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Falcons after missing the Bears' last three games with a strained right hamstring.\n\nWilliams originally hurt the hamstring in a Sept. 20 game, and the injury has kept him sidelined since. The encouraging sign for Chicago is that he returned to full practice on both Thursday and Friday, suggesting he has made real progress in recovery.\n\nThe questionable tag means the Bears will wait until closer to kickoff to confirm whether their quarterback is available. Three games without their starter is a stretch no team wants to repeat, so getting Williams back to full practice reps this late in the week matters regardless of how Sunday shakes out.\n\nNo further details on the final game status have been announced.","published_at":"2026-10-16T23:48:26.301536+00:00","source_count":4,"written_from":[{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"Bears QB Caleb Williams officially 'questionable' to play Sunday against Falcons","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7692770/2026/10/16/bears-caleb-williams-injury-return-falcons/"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Bears QB Caleb Williams questionable to play vs. Falcons","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bears-qb-caleb-williams-questionable-190624252.html"},{"outlet":"Pro Football Talk","publisher":"NBC Sports","title":"Bears QB Caleb Williams questionable to play vs. Falcons","url":"https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/bears-qb-caleb-williams-questionable-to-play-vs-falcons"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"The Bear’s Den: Caleb Williams practices, speaks about injury","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bear-den-caleb-williams-practices-100000510.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NFL injury tracker Week 6: Latest news, fantasy implications as Caleb Williams (hamstring) returns to practice, Lamar Jackson (ankle) ruled out, injuries pile up for Eagles","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/live/nfl-injury-tracker-week-6-latest-news-fantasy-implications-as-caleb-williams-hamstring-returns-to-practice-lamar-jackson-ankle-ruled-out-injuries-pile-up-for-eagles-173118586.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"5 Falcons players to watch vs. Bears","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/5-falcons-players-watch-vs-181527809.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"NFL injury tracker Week 6: Latest news, fantasy implications as Caleb Williams (hamstring) questionable, Lamar Jackson (ankle) ruled out, injuries pile up for Eagles","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/live/nfl-injury-tracker-week-6-latest-news-fantasy-implications-as-caleb-williams-hamstring-questionable-lamar-jackson-ankle-ruled-out-injuries-pile-up-for-eagles-185435186.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Bears Friday injury report: Will Caleb Williams play vs. Falcons?","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bears-friday-injury-report-caleb-190355528.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Bears vs. Falcons Injury Report: Caleb Williams is Questionable","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bears-vs-falcons-injury-report-193000871.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Caleb Williams listed as questionable for Week 6","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/caleb-williams-listed-questionable-week-191042098.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Bears QB Caleb Williams' injury status vs. Falcons revealed","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bears-qb-caleb-williams-injury-194457573.html"},{"outlet":"ESPN","publisher":"ESPN","title":"Bears' Caleb Williams questionable after 3 days of practice","url":"https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50197730/bears-caleb-williams-questionable-falcons"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Bears Ben Johnson Delivers Upbeat Update on Caleb Williams Before Falcons Game","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bears-ben-johnson-delivers-upbeat-201135708.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Caleb Williams Could Return Sunday as Bears Quarterback Nears Comeback","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/caleb-williams-could-return-sunday-202751509.html"}],"image":{"url":"https://nbcsports.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/440742f/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1920x1080!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhdliveextra-a.akamaihd.net%2FHD%2Fimage_sports%2FNBCU_Sports_Group_-_nbcsports%2F668%2F915%2Fnbc_pft_calebwilliams_261016.jpg","credit":"Pro Football Talk","width":1920},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. 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