Bears' Caleb Williams doesn't yet know if he's playing - ESPN

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams reached another milestone in his recovery from a hamstring injury Thursday when he logged full participation in practice for the first time since Sept. 18.

The Bears quarterback has been listed as a full participant on the team's injury report for two consecutive days, including Wednesday's walk-through, but made clear that his status for Chicago's Week 6 game at Atlanta has not been decided.

«Before you start asking, do not know if I'm playing yet,» Williams said. «Have to go through a bunch of medical protocols, obviously have to get out there and practice, do the stress testing that you do when you're trying to come back from injury or serious injury.»

Williams has been sidelined for Chicago's last three games while recovering from a hamstring injury sustained late in the fourth quarter of a 9-3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Speaking for the first time about the injury and its aftermath, Williams feared the worst after his right leg gave out while he was running toward the end zone with 7:42 to play in the game.

«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. Think somebody grabbed you and nobody grabbed me.»

Williams said he's had five to six hours of treatment on his hamstring daily and estimates that he was back on the field throwing «probably a week and a half, two weeks» after the injury. While he did not place a percentage on the current strength of his right hamstring, the quarterback said he won't hesitate to run if needed in a game.

«I can move, I can run,» Williams said. «I hit a top speed the other day, one of my high speeds I've ever hit and so I can move, I can run, I've