<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl-rumors-bears-not-expected-re-sign-caleb-williams-protector');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: Bears not expected to re-sign Caleb Williams protector');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Chicago-not-expected-to-re-sign-Caleb-Williams-protector.jpg"></figure><h1>NFL rumors: Bears not expected to re-sign Caleb Williams protector</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T17:23:56-08:00">December 23rd, 5:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T20:55:42-08:00">December 23rd, 8:55pm</time><address><a>Dakota Zientek</a>Dakota Zientek graduated from the University of Iowa in 2020 and has been writing about the NFL ever since. As a die-hard NFL fan, Dakota's fandom rides with the Chicago Bears through thick and thin -- regardless of how much pain it has caused his heart throughout the years. One day, he believes he will celebrate the Bears winning a Super Bowl. Maybe even... a few?</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bears</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the Chicago Bears’ season going nearly as poorly as it could after all of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chicago-bears-bold-predictions-for-2024-nfl-season">preseason hype surrounding Caleb Williams and the offense</a>, fans are already looking at the 2025 season. One of the first orders of business for this Bears team is to build up the interior of their offensive line, and this team is rumored to let Teven Jenkins <a href="https://x.com/670TheScore/status/1871216487429820667" rel="noopener">walk in free agency</a>, per Brad Biggs on 670 The Score.</p><p>“Well, I believe for a while that the focus is going to be guard-to-guard, at least to start with,” Biggs said. “They really need to firm up that interior. I don’t believe they will be inclined to attempt to re-sign Teven Jenkins, who left [Sunday’s] game with a calf injury. Guys, he’s been on the injury report with five different body parts this season. I think he needs a fresh start elsewhere. I think the best-case scenario for Teven might be a one-year prove-it deal to go out and show that you can get on the field and stay on the field. I just don’t know that that’s the case these days. I’ve never seen an offensive lineman leave games with such regularity. So, they need to firm up the pocket. They need two new starting guards. They need to address the center position.</p><p>“Could it potentially involve some guys on the roster as competition or depth? Yeah, I mean, you’re not going to be able to go out and get yourself seven or eight new offensive linemen, but they’ve got the draft capital, right? Right now, they’re looking at three picks in the top 41, I think it is, based on current standings, four picks in the top 73 or so, and they’ve got some cap space. I don’t know that there’s going to be a superstar lineman available in free agency. I kind of doubt that.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I don't believe they will be inclined to attempt to re-sign Teven Jenkins," <a href="https://twitter.com/BradBiggs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BradBiggs</a> says of the Bears as they need to overhaul their offensive line this offseason.</p><p>Listen to Biggs' full interview: <a href="https://t.co/QvT6Tts2VW">https://t.co/QvT6Tts2VW</a> <a href="https://t.co/qfEmpmLZJB">pic.twitter.com/qfEmpmLZJB</a></p><p>— 670 The Score (@670TheScore) <a href="https://twitter.com/670TheScore/status/1871216487429820667?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 23, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>And with Jenkins’ lack of availability since being <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-best-moves-by-the-chicago-bears-in-2021-nfl-draft">drafted with the 39th pick in 2021</a>, the Bears could be looking elsewhere for offensive line help in order for their quarterback to continue developing.</p><h2><b>Rumor: Bears expected to let OL Teven Jenkins walk in free agency </b></h2><p>Peter Casey-Imagn Images</p><p>In his four seasons with the Bears, Jenkins has yet to log a full season of availability.</p><ul><li><b>2021:</b> six games, two starts</li><li><b>2022:</b> 13 games, 11 starts</li><li><b>2023:</b> 12 games, 11 starts</li><li><b>2024:</b> 14 games, 14 starts</li></ul><p>And as Biggs said during his time with 670 The Score on Monday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-caleb-williams-ol-in-shambles-with-injuries-vs-lions">Jenkins has been on the injury report</a> with five different body parts in 2024 alone.</p><p>For a team with as many holes in their interior offensive line as the Bears, Jenkins’ injury-ridden body of work through four seasons makes it hard to believe he deserves a second contract.</p><p>With that, Jenkins is an impressive offensive lineman when he’s on the field. He plays physically, making for a quality-level guard when he’s healthy.</p><p>Considering the lack of depth in free agency at the position, Jenkins could get a team-friendly deal from the Bears, loaded with requirements based on playing time.</p><p>With Williams’ development as a top priority for the Bears moving forward, <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/nfl-qb-most-sacked-2024" rel="noopener">his protection must improve</a>, making this team’s decision on Jenkins’ upcoming contract an important one.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: Bears not expected to re-sign Caleb Williams protector

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bears-news-caleb-williams-feat-shows-bad-qb-play');   ga('set', 'title', 'Caleb Williams’ latest feat shows how historically bad Bears QB play is');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Caleb-Williams-latest-feat-shows-how-historically-bad-Chicagos-QB-play-is.jpg"></figure><h1>Caleb Williams’ latest feat shows how historically bad Bears QB play is</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T13:36:08-08:00">December 22nd, 1:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T13:36:08-08:00">December 22nd, 1:36pm</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bears</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Caleb Williams has continued to produce <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-caleb-williams-ol-in-shambles-with-injuries-vs-lions">despite numerous offensive line injuries</a>. He also got an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-ben-johnson-caleb-williams-endorsement-hc-rumors">endorsement from a rival coach</a>. And his latest feat shows <a href="https://x.com/jacobinfante24/status/1870931139889913935" rel="noopener">how historically bad</a> the Chicago Bears quarterback play has been, according to a post on X by Jacob Infante.</p><p>With his fourth 300-yard game, #Bears QB Caleb Williams is now tied for the most games above 300 passing yards in a single season in franchise history. Tied with Cutler in ’14, Mitch in ’18, Billy Wade in ’62 and Brian Hoyer in ’16 (lol)”</p><p>Williams passed for 334 yards, completing 26 of 40 attempts. He had two touchdown tosses with no interceptions. Also, Williams carried six times for 34 yards.</p><h2><b>Bears QB Caleb Williams performs well in loss</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Chicago-Bears-QB-Caleb-Williams_9a187c.jpg"></figure><p>And Williams did it without almost zero support from the ground game. Aside from his rushes, the Bears only tried 11 attempts and gained 25 yards.</p><p>Williams also avoided a high number of sacks against the Lions, going down only twice for 11 yards. Heading into the game, Williams had been taken down 56 times. Moving to 58 put him third on the all-time list for a rookie quarterback. David Carr still owns the record for the most taken (76) in 2002, followed by Bryce Young’s 62 in 2023.</p><p>Bears coach Thomas Brown said he wants Williams to improved on avoiding sacks on late downs, and in <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/42939004/nfl-chicago-bears-caleb-williams-improvement" rel="noopener">critical situations in games</a>, according to espn.com.</p><p>“One, it’s obviously a known passing down,” Brown said. “It changes what you do from a defensive standpoint. It’s harder when it comes to not being able to mix it up between run and play-action keeper. They know it’s pass. Obviously the D-line can be more active when it comes to that.</p><p>“Myself trying to always find solutions and answers, obviously when it comes to depending on (down and distance), there are no quick fixes to trying to get 15, 16 yards at a time. It’s kind of a balance of the two of those.”</p><p>However, overall, Brown said Williams is improving.</p><p>“He’s not playing scared,” Brown said. “He’s ripping some footballs into tight windows. I think it’s probably even more impressive. It’s not like he’s sitting back there not taking an opportunity. (He’s) taking chances down the field.</p><p>“We always talk about trying to find ways to be aggressive, not reckless. There is a fine line between the two of them. I think his progression when it comes to understanding the offense operation-wise, but also just let it rip, has been positive for us.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Caleb Williams’ latest feat shows how historically bad Bears QB play is

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He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bears</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Already <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-caleb-williams-protector-injury-update-lions">facing offensive line injuries coming into the game</a>, Caleb <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-caleb-williams-week-16-injury-report">Williams had to be shaking his head</a>. And then the Chicago Bears’ offensive line crumbled to shambles with injuries versus the Lions.</p><p>The news <a href="https://x.com/BradBiggs/status/1870907891164541271" rel="noopener">didn’t stop there</a>, according to several posts on X by Brad Biggs.</p><p><i>“They have the cart out to help Braxton Jones. Looks like he’s getting an air cast. Got rolled up in a violent way.”</i></p><p><i>Larry Borom in at left tackle</i></p><p><i>#Bears LG Teven Jenkins has been replaced by Jake Curhan.</i></p><p><i>#Bears OL Teven Jenkins (Calf) is Doubtful to return.</i></p><p>Also, a post by Bears Communications.</p><p><i>#Bears OL Braxton Jones (Ankle) has been ruled Out.</i></p><h2>Bears QB Caleb Williams battling tough protection scenario</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Chicago-Bears-QB-Caleb-Williams.jpg"><figcaption>Daniel Bartel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The constant losing hasn’t been easy for Caleb Williams. He said it has been “interesting,” according to espn.com.</p><p>“It’s … interesting, is the way I put it,” Williams said. “I’ve never had a streak like this of losing. So I ask questions. I do understand that this is, one, my first time being a part of something like this, of losing and this streak going. So I ask questions to the guys that may have lost a bunch of games in a row like this or had losing seasons. I ask them questions because the more knowledge that I have prepares me for the future if this ever comes close to something like this again.”</p><p>Williams has been able to perform better of late despite the losing and the injuries. Since Brown took over as the play-caller, has seen increases in QBR (from 40 to 70), completion percentage (61% to 66%), yards per attempt (6.1 to 6.9), abnd touchdown-to-interception ratio (9-5 to 7-0).</p><p>“He’s not playing scared,” Brown said. “He’s ripping some footballs into tight windows. I think it’s probably even more impressive. It’s not like he’s sitting back there not taking an opportunity. (He’s) taking chances down the field.</p><p>“We always talk about trying to find ways to be aggressive, not reckless. There is a fine line between the two of them. I think his progression when it comes to understanding the offense operation-wise, but also just let it rip, has been positive for us.”</p><p>In the first half of Sunday’s game, Williams completed 13 of 21 passes for 198 yards and two touchdowns. The Bears trailed 27-14 at the break.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bears’ Caleb Williams’ OL in shambles with injuries vs. Lions

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bears-news-caleb-williams-protector-injury-update-lions');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bears’ Caleb Williams protector gets brutal injury update before Lions clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bears-news-Caleb-Williams-protector-gets-brutal-injury-update-before-Lions-clash.jpg"></figure><h1>Bears’ Caleb Williams protector gets brutal injury update before Lions clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-21T18:21:51-08:00">December 21st, 6:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-21T18:21:51-08:00">December 21st, 6:21pm</time><address><a>Dakota Zientek</a>Dakota Zientek graduated from the University of Iowa in 2020 and has been writing about the NFL ever since. As a die-hard NFL fan, Dakota's fandom rides with the Chicago Bears through thick and thin -- regardless of how much pain it has caused his heart throughout the years. One day, he believes he will celebrate the Bears winning a Super Bowl. Maybe even... a few?</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bears</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After the Chicago Bears’ <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-caleb-williams-week-16-injury-report">Friday injury report revealed a banged-up offensive line</a> protecting rookie quarterback Caleb Williams, Saturday’s news isn’t much better. While he wasn’t on the injury report all week, backup center and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-fans-shambles-embarrassing-blunder">part-time fullback Doug Kramer</a> was <a href="https://x.com/BearsPR/status/1870639076619272507" rel="noopener">downgraded from questionable to doubtful</a> for Sunday’s matchup against the Lions, per the Bears Communications account on X.</p><p>Following Saturday’s update, starting offensive linemen Teven Jenkins and Braxton Jones remain questionable, as nothing changed with their Week 16 status.</p><p>However, with their offensive line battling injuries, depth in the trenches has become a genuine problem for the Bears.</p><p>Though Jenkins and Jones could play on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lions-vs-bears-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-16-2024">Sunday against the Detroit Lions</a>, Kramer’s doubtful status gives little reason to believe he’ll be on the field in Week 16.</p><h2><b>Bears QB Caleb Williams’ health at risk vs. Lions after Doug Kramer’s injury update</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Doug-Kramer_6ab974.jpg"><figcaption>Denny Medley-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>In Week 15 against the Minnesota Vikings, third-round rookie Kiran Amegadjie made his NFL debut, starting for the injured Jones at left tackle. While Amegadjie has stepped in during games here and there, he had never started an NFL game before Week 15.</p><p>And the Vikings exposed his lack of experience.</p><p>Amegadjie was responsible for four penalties, adding four pressures, three hurries, and a sack to his <a href="https://premium.pff.com/nfl/players/2024/REGPO/kiran-amegadjie/151121/offense-blocking">first-ever start</a> in the NFL, per PFF.</p><p>Now, with Kramer potentially out against the Lions, not much changes since he’s a backup. But with the Bears’ offensive line dropping like flies, they must get healthy fast.</p><p>Chicago’s rookie quarterback has been sacked a league-leading 58 times for 402 yards, showing he’s been through a lot in his first season in the NFL.</p><p>And against a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lions-news-can-build-an-entire-defense-off-injured-players">Lions team that’s more injured than any team</a> in the league, Williams hopes to get some of his starting offensive linemen back on the field to keep him protected.</p><p>If they don’t, Williams could be in for a rude awakening on Sunday against the Lions.</p><p>Though the Bears have a 0% chance of making the playoffs, the rest of this season for Williams is about staying healthy and continuing to improve as an NFL quarterback.</p><p>His rookie season hasn’t gone perfectly, but with consistent improvement amid everything that’s gone on in 2024 with the Bears, it could’ve gone much worse.</p><p>With a battered offensive line in front of him in Week 16, it could be a long Sunday afternoon for Williams if Jones and Jenkins don’t get cleared for action.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bears’ Caleb Williams protector gets brutal injury update before Lions clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bears-news-caleb-williams-week-16-injury-report');   ga('set', 'title', 'Caleb Williams won’t like Bears’ latest Week 16 injury report');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bears-news-Caleb-Williams-wont-like-Chicagos-latest-Week-16-injury-report.jpg"></figure><h1>Caleb Williams won’t like Bears’ latest Week 16 injury report</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-20T18:09:41-08:00">December 20th, 6:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-20T18:09:41-08:00">December 20th, 6:09pm</time><address><a>Dakota Zientek</a>Dakota Zientek graduated from the University of Iowa in 2020 and has been writing about the NFL ever since. As a die-hard NFL fan, Dakota's fandom rides with the Chicago Bears through thick and thin -- regardless of how much pain it has caused his heart throughout the years. One day, he believes he will celebrate the Bears winning a Super Bowl. Maybe even... a few?</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Bears</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After being selected with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/meet-caleb-williams-the-bears-no-1-pick-in-2024-nfl-draft">No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft</a>, Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams has been through the wringer. Through just 14 games in his young NFL career, Williams has been sacked a league-leading 65 times. And, considering the <a href="https://x.com/BearsPR/status/1870186495577076077" rel="noopener">health of the offensive line</a> as noted in the Bears’ Friday injury report, Williams could be in trouble against the Detroit Lions on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bears?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bears</a> Friday Injury Report <a href="https://t.co/1qLUDWLqsV">pic.twitter.com/1qLUDWLqsV</a></p><p>— Bears Communications (@BearsPR) <a href="https://twitter.com/BearsPR/status/1870186495577076077?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>With Ryan Bates ruled out due to a concussion already, the Bears could be without two more offensive linemen in their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lions-vs-bears-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-16-2024">Week 16 battle against the Lions</a>.</p><p>Interior offensive lineman Teven Jenkins was held out of practice on Wednesday and Thursday while a limited participant on Friday. However, the team lists him as questionable, as Jenkins has a chance to play on Sunday.</p><p>After missing Week 15 with a concussion, Braxton Jones appears to have healed enough from his concussion, as the third-year left tackle was a full participant on Thursday and Friday after not practicing on Wednesday.</p><h2><b>Bears QB Caleb Williams nearing rookie sack record</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Caleb-Williams-1-1.jpg"><figcaption>David Reginek-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Throughout NFL history, the most times a rookie quarterback has been sacked in a season was in 2002, when David Carr got sacked 76 times with the Houston Texans.</p><p>However, after <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/caleb-williams-happy-with-win-despite-debut-struggles-i-don-t-care-about-stats" rel="noopener">already breaking one of Carr’s records</a> in his rookie season, Williams could break another with just three games remaining in the 2024 regular season.</p><p>It would take quite a poor performance in the last three games of the season to break Carr’s record. But, if the Bears’ offensive line continues to get banged up, it was evident against the Vikings that they have an alarming lack of depth in the trenches.</p><p>With Jones missing Week 15 against the Vikings, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-2024-nfl-draft-grades-for-every-pick">third-round pick Kiran Amegadjie</a> got called upon. And his NFL debut was rough.</p><p>In Week 15, Amegadjie allowed four pressures, three hurries, and a sack, making for a <a href="https://premium.pff.com/nfl/players/2024/REG/player/151121/offense-blocking" rel="noopener">forgettable rookie debut</a> with the Bears, per PFF.</p><p>After the Bears drafted him, Amegadjie had a viral clip saying he wouldn’t let anyone touch Williams.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/Ng3MbrUk68">pic.twitter.com/Ng3MbrUk68</a></p><p>— No Context Chicago Bears 🐻 (@BearsNoContext) <a href="https://twitter.com/BearsNoContext/status/1868827696064794728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>However, after just one start, that method was put to the test and failed miserably.</p><p>With Jones and Jenkins hopeful to play in Week 16 after Friday’s injury report, Williams might be able to avoid taking a record-setting amount of sacks in his rookie season with the Bears.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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