Bears QB Caleb Williams shuts down reporters asking about his hamstring injury: 'It's not fair'

Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams returned to full practice but declined to reveal the extent of his hamstring tear, misreading national reports about his diagnosis.

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Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams returned to full practice Thursday for the first time in nearly a month, but his news conference quickly turned into a cold standoff over his hamstring grade.

Williams declined to disclose the medical grade of what he called a "very serious" hamstring tear and shut down reporters seeking clarity on why he kept the diagnosis secret.

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"Because it doesn't deserve it," Williams told the media. The testy exchange covered a five-minute opening statement in which Williams set fire to the national report for trying to fit his injury into a Grade 2 orderly timeline.

"There is nothing that is true about what is and what has been," he said.

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Williams initially suffered the injury late in Chicago's Week 2 loss to Minnesota, racing into the end zone on a fourth-quarter scramble before leaving in visible tears.

"I felt like a pop," Williams said. "That's why I looked back. Just like everybody else when you feel like you're going to pop. Think somebody got you and nobody got me."

Williams didn't shy away from Thursday's emotional exit, defending his raw reaction as proof of how much he cares about his locker room. "I always show my emotions, especially when I can't be there with the kids," Williams said. "Everybody's joking and stuff, but it doesn't bother me."

CALEB WILLIAMS, limited by a hamstring injury, was on the sideline during the national anthem as the Bears casually strolled.

Williams has been rehabbing for 5-6 hours a day and has reported that he has reached maximum running speed in recent workouts.

While he posted back-to-back complete games this week, his status for Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons remains undetermined pending medical clearance.

"Before you ask, you don't know if I'm still playing," Williams said.

"If I'm good to go, I'm good to go. If I'm not and we're just not ready, then we have to wait."

Alejandro Avila is a longtime OutKick writer living in Southern California.

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