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"I would love to get out there and play," he
said. "It's pretty awesome to get out there at Canton."
Head coach Matt Eberflus said the Bears would share more details
about playing time and preseason plans in general on Tuesday
before traveling to Ohio. Before camp began, Eberflus said the
Bears reviewed the playing time protocol for the 2023 rookie
quarterback class -- including Texans No. 2 pick C.J. Stroud,
the NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Year last season -- and
determined the ideal range of total snaps for Williams would be
45-65 plays.
The Bears named Williams their starter before minicamp and
naturally would have concern over exposing Williams to injury.
On the flipside, the rookie wants the repetitions.
"I always think there's more pros than cons, if anything,
especially for a young guy like myself," Williams said. "Reps
are always paramount for a young guy like myself."
Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said Monday that "anytime we line up,
it's real," before adding he wasn't sure if Stroud would be on
the field at all Thursday night.
"We'll see," Ryans said.
Ryans spent extra time discussing the significance of the
weekend for the Texans' franchise. Wide receiver Andre Johnson,
like Hester a University of Miami product, will be the first
Hall of Famer in team history.
"Andre Johnson going into the Hall of Fame -- it means
everything to our organization," said Ryans. "Every person
that's worked in this organization, every player who's strapped
it up and put on that Texans jersey: Andre is representing
everyone. And there's no better guy than Andre to be the first
Houston Texan going in as a Hall of Famer. Definitely deserving
of it. He's always been the best player in any field that he's
stepped on and he has been a great man in the community, great
leader as well. So, Andre is -- we're happy to be there to
support Andre and wouldn't want to do it for any other guy."
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