{
  "id": 9837742,
  "title": "Bears news: Caleb Williams, Tyson Bagent injury updates ahead of Week 3",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/bears-news-caleb-williams-tyson-bagent-injury-updates-ahead-of-week-3",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-25T21:22:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bears-news-caleb-williams-tyson-212237309.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Chicago Bears' quarterback situation appears bleak for their Week 3 game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Quarterback Caleb Williams is nursing a hamstring injury sustained during their Week 2 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Backup quarterback Tyson Bagent was also placed in the concussion protocol earlier in the week. Neither Williams nor Bagent took part in Friday's practice, joining four others who skipped the session. The team's Friday injury report listed Williams with a hamstring injury, Bagent with a concussion, OL Joe Thuney with rest, and QB Caleb Williams with a hamstring injury as well as LB Noah Sewell with a limited Achilles injury, DB Tyrique Stevenson with a limited hamstring, and DL Shemar Turner with a limited knee injury. RB Kyle Monangai is fully fit to play. If Williams and Bagent are unable to play in the \"Monday Night Football\" matchup against the Eagles, the Bears will start veteran backup Case Keenum, who has a wealth of NFL experience with 11 years under his belt. Keenum has appeared in 80 games (66 starts) in his career and has not taken the field since the 2023-24 season with the Houston Texans. However, he remains on active rosters for both the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons despite not playing any games.",
  "summary": "The Chicago Bears’ quarterback situation does not look great ahead of their Week 3 matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles. Caleb Williams is dealing with a hamstring injury that he sustained in the 9-3 Week 2 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, while backup Tyson Bagent was placed into concussion protocol earlier in the week. With neither quarterback […] The post Bears news: Caleb Williams, Tyson…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Bears QB Tyson Bagent returns to Halas Hall before Week 3",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/bears-qb-tyson-bagent-returns-to-halas-hall-before-week-3",
        "published": "2026-09-25T17:15:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Chicago Bears gearing up for Philadelphia Eagles without QB Caleb Williams or backup Tyson Bagent",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/chicago-bears-gearing-up-for-philadelphia-eagles-without-qb-caleb-9826106",
        "published": "2026-09-25T20:03:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}