# Mike Florio: Florio expects Bears quarterback Caleb Williams to return to play this weekend after their undisclosed injury.

**Claimed:** Oct 16, 2026
**Pundit:** Mike Florio — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mike-florio
**Outlet:** ProFootballTalk — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/profootballtalk
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.nbcsports.com/watch/nfl/profootballtalk/why-has-caleb-williams-been-so-secretive-about-his-injury

One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.

Nothing to score yet: this grades once the result is in.

> Mike Florio and Michael Holley predict that Chicago Bear Caleb Williams will most likely return to the field this weekend

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- “Mike Florio and Michael Holley predict that Chicago Bear Caleb Williams will most likely return to the field this weekend, and question why his injury and timeline has been so secretive.”
  - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Caleb Williams
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Caleb Williams — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/caleb-williams

## What others said about the same people

- John Middlekauff on Caleb Williams: Middlekauff expects either Josh Allen or Lamar Jackson to win this year's MVP, calling them the two best players in the league. They are pessimistic on the Bears, forecasting six or seven wins and saying they'd bet Caleb Williams doesn't work out as a franchise quarterback. They also see Oklahoma's John Mattier as a first-round pick who'll be in the Heisman mix. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/deaaf3f6-e53e-4080-a0ca-d5f872b54c6a (scored 0)
- Scott Bogman on Caleb Williams: Bogman likes Ricky Pearsall over the other 49ers receivers, picks Keon Coleman as their wide receiver breakout, backs Quinshawn Judkins to carry Cleveland's workload (ranking them RB27), and touts Caleb Williams' upside as a late-round quarterback. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/bc8740ad-5cd2-4cf0-9329-e576f6df3a81 (scored 100)
- Seth Rollins on Caleb Williams: Guest-hosting the show, Seth Rollins gave their top-10 NFL power rankings for 2025, topped by the Chicago Bears, and predicted Caleb Williams wins MVP and Ben Johnson wins Coach of the Year. They also said the Steelers will finish .500 or better and expects Lamar Jackson to win a Super Bowl within the next couple of years. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/654cd504-eba6-479d-8723-77305dab6cfb (scored 0)
- Chris Brockman on Caleb Williams: Brockman argued the Giants should start Jaxson Dart from day one, predicted Shedeur Sanders would start the most games at quarterback for the Browns in 2025, said Caleb Williams would break the Bears' single-season passing yardage and touchdown records, forecast three of the top-five drafting teams making the playoffs, and picked Carolina to win the NFC South while Tampa Bay still makes the playoffs. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/bb8334a3-0c1e-4389-9866-546830608f1c (scored 97.87)
- Greg Cosell on Caleb Williams: Cosell said the Rams' cornerbacks are their weakness and that it would not surprise them if Caleb Williams threw for 340 yards against them, assuming weather doesn't limit the passing game. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cd3a7576-2443-4b0c-bab5-3b47e1a48d70 (scored 0)
- Jake Ciely on Caleb Williams: Counting down their top-five middle/late-round breakout candidates, Seely picked Bryce Young, Cedric Tillman, Braelon Allen, Marvin Mims and Rome Odunze, arguing Young can be a fringe QB1 with added rushing, Tillman and Mims are their teams' No. 2 receivers, and Caleb Williams will post a huge statistical season that lifts Odunze. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6b5a40bc-e349-48a1-ad37-18ee448ebe75 (scored 80)

## More availability calls

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Tyler DeSena on Aaron Brewer: Previewing Miami's Week 10 trip to Indianapolis, DeSena expects center Aaron Brewer to be unavailable for the game while in concussion protocol, and frames the rest of the piece around Jonathan Taylor and Grover Stewart having big days, pressure dominating both passing attacks, and Ollie Gordon setting a career high in carries. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/adc53ba6-9796-4b6d-844b-88b21cc8f089 (not settled)
- JP Acosta on Mike Evans: Acosta argues no Super Bowl contender is flawless and names the fatal flaw for each, but the only firm forward-looking claim is that Mike Evans is unlikely to play against Dallas next week. The rest are conditional 'if they lose, here's why' framings rather than outright predictions. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/21061fbe-25de-4a51-9a45-33ca59fbf021 (not settled)
- John Breech on Micah Parsons: Breech offered five bold second-half predictions, chief among them that the Packers win the NFC North despite being the division's longest shot, and that the Broncos overtake the Bills for the AFC's No. 1 seed for a second straight year. Breech also expected Micah Parsons back on the field in Week 12. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/94390c6d-8c93-48df-b3e8-95b822d3a67f (not settled)
- Michael Moore on Hunter Henry: Running through the Week 10 injury report, Moore expects Rhamondre Stevenson, Puka Nacua and Mike Evans to sit out, while projecting Amon-Ra St. Brown, Bam Knight, Deebo Samuel, George Pickens and Hunter Henry to be available. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cd84e832-035b-4ba3-90e9-e928c1396bf9 (not settled)
- Jack Markowski on Michael Pittman: Markowski writes that with no practice window opened, Pittman Jr. is unlikely to play against Cincinnati, while Ben Skowronek appears ready to return for that same game. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c75bea81-68d2-49b2-8697-d899bf40db47 (not settled)
- Blaine Grisak on Puka Nacua: Grisak wrote that with Puka Nacua placed on injured reserve, the Rams receiver will sit out the next four games — against Arizona, Green Bay, Kansas City and San Francisco — and that Davante Adams should return after the Week 12 Packers game. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6570ee51-64a4-445b-b4d5-88f7560c5689 (not settled)

---

Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages.

Full method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology

We summarize what a pundit said and quote a short span for attribution; we never republish their article. If this is wrong, tell us:
https://missedtakes.co/corrections?pundit=mike-florio