Chris Williams’ back injury should be of big concern

Chris Williams Having Back Surgery

Posted 8/8/2008 on Bear Goggles | A Blog For Chicago Bears Fans

Chicago Bears first-round draft pick, offensive tackle Chris Williams will have back surgery to correct an injury since the beginning of training camp. Williams has been unable to practice because of an undisclosed back injury and prevented him from joining the team. He refused to visit a specialist initially but the Bears announced he will be undergoing back surgery to correct the problem. ...

CHRIS WILLIAMS INJURY CONFIRMED

Posted 8/8/2008 on ProFootballTalk.com

The Bears announced on Thursday night that rookie tackle Chris Williams, the fourteenth overall pick in the draft, has undergone surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back. And according to Mike Mulligan of the Chicago Sun-Times, some of the scouts attending Thursday night’s preseason game between the Bears and the Chiefs expressed skepticism regarding the Bears’ [...]

Bears First-Rounder Already a Bust, QB Race a "Dead Heat"

Posted 8/8/2008 on FanHouse

Chris Williams was drafted 14th overall by the Bears. They knew there were back issues, and as a matter of fact, many teams were scared off by these back issues. When the Bears took Williams, here's who was left on the board that could have helped them: Brandon Albert (yes, hurt now ... but he wasn't at the time and his injury happened in practice for KC ... the Bears draft him and a whole ...

Source Says First Round Pick Williams May Miss the Year with Back Injury

Posted 8/8/2008 on Bears Gab

The Bears were looking to get back to the basics of running this season, and were going to do it with an offensive line that hopefully was going to play better. That plan may be a bit derailed, as word is first round draft pick Chris Williams may be missing the entire season. ProFootballTalk.com is stating that the 14th overall pick has a back injury that may keep him out of action long ...

CHRIS WILLIAMS OUT FOR THE YEAR?

Posted 8/8/2008 on ProFootballTalk.com

We’re hearing rumblings from reliable sources that Bears rookie offensive tackle Chris Williams, the No. 14 overall pick in the 2008 draft, is expected to miss the entire season with a back injury. Multiple teams were concerned about Williams’ health prior to the draft. Some were sufficiently concerned to take him off the board. As we hear [...]

Today's injury report

Posted 8/6/2008 on The Blog

About to go back out for post-practice interviews following a much-needed coffee IV at Starkville Cafe. Here's the injury report for today's practice, the fourth of the preseason:   OUT OL Chris Spencer , concussion DL LaMarcus Williams , shoulder DB Damein Anderson , hamstring WR Jamayel Smith , heat-related symptoms DL Brandon Cooper , back OL Johnny Carpenter , shoulder  ...

Bears mulling o-line options after Williams misses 10th day

Posted 8/4/2008 on NFL - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports

The Chicago Bears already moved John Tait to left tackle once, and it's worth wondering whether they'll do it again. Rookie Chris Williams sat out for the 10th straight day with a back injury, spoiling the Bears' goal of having him on the field for practice Sunday. The first-round draft pick is the biggest part of the planned reshuffling for the offensive line, and without him in the mix, Plan ...

Frustrated Williams continuing to play waiting game

Posted 8/4/2008 on Chicago Bear's Blog

BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – No news was bad news Sunday for Chris Williams, who missed his 12th straight practice with a lower back strain. The rookie left tackle has been out since suffering the injury in an individual drill on the first day of training camp.

No Williams, no clear-cut plan

Published 8/9/2008 on Chicago Sun-Times Bears

An idea that was largely dismissed when floated earlier this week -- moving John Tait back to left tackle -- now will merit serious discussion. The Bears weren't going to make a knee-jerk decision with first-round pick Chris Williams sidelined with a ...