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Bears QB Caleb Williams has avoided serious hamstring injury

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Bears quarterback Caleb Williams seemed to have avoided a worst-case scenario.The MRI tests the Bears sent him for Monday didn't show a significant injury."It sounds it's going to be a week-to-week deal," Bears coach Ben Johnson told play-by-play announcer Jeff Joniak on the team's official Monday coach's interview show on ESPN1000. Johnson said he will "likely miss some time."In the past, "week-to-week" has been Johnson's wording for an injury that doesn't require a trip to injured reserve.…

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