Caleb Williams confirms he tore his hamstring, doesn't know his status for Sunday

Caleb Williams has had two full practices this week, but the Bears quarterback insists he doesn't know whether he will return for Sunday's game against the Falcons.

"Before you start asking, I do not know if I'm playing yet," Williams said Thursday, via Dan Wiederer of TheAthletic.com.

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Williams injured his hamstring in a Sept. 20 game, and he has missed the past three games. He said he has checkpoints to clear and a "stress test" to pass before he can play.

In his first media availability since his injury, Williams explained what happened when he went down awkwardly on a red-zone scramble in the fourth quarter of the 9-3 loss to the Vikings.

"I felt a pop," Williams said. "That's why I looked back. I looked back just like everybody else does when you feel a pop. [You] think somebody grabbed you, and nobody grabbed me."

Williams took issue with reports that he was diagnosed with a strain, which some labeled a Grade 2 strain.

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"It was a hamstring tear," Williams said, "and a pretty serious one."

Williams would not reveal the grade tear he has.

"We got a grade, but I wouldn't say it's deserved to be put out there after all the false [reports]," Williams said. "So next question."