Mock Draft: In quarterback-heavy field, Caleb Williams a likely Bears pick
Caleb Williams is going to be the starting quarterback for the Chicago Bears after being selected first overall in the NFL Draft. General manager Ryan Poles did not leave any room for competition. That might have been was intentional. There was a lot of conversation about what the Bears would do with the No. 1 […]
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The Bears selected USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft.
Of all the quarterback coaches The Athletic has spoken to leading up to the draft, none question Caleb Williams’ ability. “His talent is undeniable,” said one QB coach who played in the league. “The arm, the escapability. There is a lot of ‘wow’ stuff there.” But there is some skepticism about his fit with the and, more specifically, how good of a situation the former USC star will be entering. The QB coach pointed to recent examples of young quarterbacks who have thrived, ranging from to to...
The franchise has long been dismissed as backwards looking. But it is set to draft a star who happily pushes back on athlete stereotypesAmong the NFL’s heirloom franchises, the Chicago Bears are the one still living in the last century – the pride of George “Papa Bear” Halas, a league founding father. From their neoclassical stadium to their 101-year-old owner-matriarch to their stubborn reverence for “Bear Weather” (ie: lake-effect winter conditions that only affect the other team), everything...
Ted Phillips didn’t mean to do it. He didn’t with the beat writers in January 2021 planning to condense the charter franchise’s long-running identity crisis with a pithy, viral quote that would haunt him for the rest of his days as the embattled Bears president. But he said it. And it was perfect. Advertisement “Have we gotten the quarterback situation completely right? No,” Phillips said after an 8-8 season in 2020. “Have we won enough games? No. Everything else is there.” That about it sums...
Twenty-five years ago, UCLA quarterback Cade McNown was selected 12th overall by the Chicago Bears and spent the 1999 and 2000 seasons with them. He later was a backup with the Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers. He spoke to Times NFL writer Sam Farmer about what he learned in Chicago. On Thursday, the Bears made USC quarterback Caleb Williams the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft. There are lots of opportunities and lots of challenges ahead for Caleb Williams. And even though it has been 25...
The presumptive top pick for months, Caleb Williams is officially headed to the Windy City. The Chicago Bears selected Williams with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft on Thursday in Detroit.Heralded as a generational talent, the University of Southern California product boasts rare traits that made him the expected first pick of the draft since winning the Heisman Trophy in 2022. Williams owns keen pocket awareness and the mobility to extend plays and make jaw-dropping splashes look...
Chicago Bears GM Ryan Poles has few concerns about Caleb Williams, confident the USC QB has the leadership chops to complement his playmaking gifts.