Caleb Williams tweaks ankle on closing play of Bears’ loss to Playing cards

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams harm his left ankle late in Chicago’s 29-9 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday however seems to have prevented a critical harm.

“I landed improper and simply sort of tweaked it and [on] the final play, the dude grabbed my ankle and gator rolled,” Williams stated. “Tried to get off of it as a result of if you keep on it, that is when unhealthy stuff begins to occur and [it] breaks and all of that. Tried to only let my physique go so I might fall and roll with him.”

Williams received knotted up by Arizona’s defensive entrance after finishing a 6-yard move to Keenan Allen on the ultimate play of the sport. The quarterback received up slowly and walked off the sector with a noticeable limp.

After the sport, Williams stated he was “OK.” Coach Matt Eberflus echoed an identical sentiment.

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“He limped off there a bit bit,” Eberflus stated. “When he got here in, [he] appeared to be advantageous. We’ll examine him within the morning.”

Regardless of trailing by 20 factors when Chicago’s offense took the sector for its closing drive with 2:15 remaining, 4 of the Bears’ final 5 performs have been known as passes. Eberflus stated the Bears stored Williams within the sport regardless of it being a blowout as a result of they have been “getting work and getting timing on the two-minute operation” for the offense.

When requested whether or not he felt he ought to have been taking part in in a sport that was already determined, Williams stated it was not his resolution.

“You struggle to the tip of the sport, for those who’re within the sport,” Williams stated. “If not, [the] coach comes to a decision like that. It’s important to cope with it and determine the subsequent steps. However yeah, not my resolution.”

Sunday marked the primary time in eight video games the Bears didn’t rating a landing. Williams accomplished 22 of 41 move makes an attempt for 217 yards with no turnovers and a 68.9 passer score.

After back-to-back losses in Washington and Arizona, Eberflus acknowledged that Chicago’s offensive points fall on him.

“[I take] full accountability for that,” Eberflus stated. “We’ll work with the offensive workers tomorrow morning as we watch this tape tonight and discover solutions. Discover solutions for operating the ball, first. Ensuring you do this and setting the whole lot off of that. Then ensuring we’ve got good actions off of that to start out. On first and second down.

“Then … ensuring our safety is clear. Whenever you shield your quarterback — and our quarterback’s a great quarterback — he can get the ball down the sector and do a great job there.”