Bears coach Ben Johnson says QB Caleb Williams (hamstring) won't practice but doesn't rule him out vs. Eagles
Even with all the Bears’ urgency and their confidence they’re ready to push for a trip to the Super Bowl, they would be wise to proceed cautiously with quarterback Caleb Williams’ hamstring injury.Their plan wasn’t exactly clear Monday, but it would be hard to imagine general manager Ryan Poles and coach Ben Johnson taking any chances by rushing him.Johnson avoided boxing himself in with any sort of timetable, saying only that he didn’t think Williams would practice this week leading up to the…
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The Bears might have to lean on third-string quarterback Case Keenum on Monday night.Tyson Bagent, the second-stringer who was expected to take Caleb Williams’ place against the Eagles, reported concussion symptoms, a source said. He’d have to clear the NFL’s protocol in order to play.Keenum, 38, hasn’t thrown a regular season pass since 2023. He’s in his second year with the Bears, who value his veteran leadership.Caleb Williams pulled his right hamstring Sunday against the Vikings. He won’t…
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The Art Institute of Chicago is returning the Cubist painting “Woman with a Fan” by French artist Jean Metzinger to the Lewenstein family, the institution announced Tuesday.The oil painting from 1913 was lost during a forced Nazi-era sale in the Netherlands. However, there were significant gaps in the painting’s historical record, said Jacques Schuhmacher, the museum’s executive director of provenance.The work resurfaced on the Dutch art market in the 1950s, moved through galleries in Paris and…
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