Bears head coach Ben Johnson announced Friday that quarterback Caleb Williams and some starters won’t play in Sunday’s preseason opener against the Miami Dolphins at Soldier Field.

Johnson said about nine players on offense and nine players on defense won’t play in Sunday’s noon game. He only revealed that Williams will be one of those not playing.

The Bears host a joint practice against the Dolphins on Friday at Halas Hall in Lake Forest. Johnson said the first team offense and defense will get a majority of the snaps during that practice and felt that was enough for the opener.

“We have in place a plan for whether it’s pregame or after the game the next day, where the guys aren’t playing, they’re going to be getting a substantial number of reps [during Friday’s joint practice] th

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