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Bears’ simple advice to Caleb Williams shows why QB shouldn’t have issue winning locker room originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
Long before the Bears traded quarterback Justin Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers for a 2025 conditional sixth-round pick, the veterans inside the locker room were bracing for his departure and the arrival of a new signal-caller.
Barring an unforeseen issue, that quarterback will be USC star Caleb Williams, who the Bears appear ready to select with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Wiliams will enter a locker room that was vocal in its support for Fields. But it’s also a locker room that understands the business of the NFL and that general manager Ryan Poles believes Williams will give the Bears a better shot of contending for Super Bowl titles in the long run than Fields.
Given the strong support for Fields in the locker room, many on the outside have wondered how Williams will earn the respect and backing of a Bears’ locker room that believes it can contend starting in 2024 — a locker room that loved the guy Williams is replacing.
But that won’t be as big of an obstacle as it appears.
Over the past month, several key Bears veterans have offered advice to Williams on how to win over the locker room, and all of them hit on the same themes: Hard work, authenticity, and humility.
“Be yourself,” defensive end Montez Sweat told Chris Long on “Green Light with Chris Long.” “Don’t try to do it all over tonight and just stay humble. Don’t try to do it all by yourself. You got a great group of guys around you. I know you seen the pieces: Keenan Allen, Swift from Philly. We got some guys around him. I could just – be humble and be yourself. He’s obviously a talented guy. Just don’t try to do it all in one night.”
Williams will have to prove himself to the group, but the Bears will have his back because they know he’s there to help them win.
“You just humble yourself coming into the building,” cornerback Jaylon Johnson…
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Author : NBC Sports Chicago
Publish date : 2024-04-09 15:17:47
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