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Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams emerged from his first exposure to veteran NFL players at organized team activities and minicamp with a greater appreciation for what he’s up against.
Williams, the first pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, found he has plenty to learn, and the defense he’ll face every day in training camp will be a formidable one with designs on being a top-five unit.
“I didn’t come in necessarily with the expectation to be and seem like a 13-year vet,” Williams said Thursday after a three-day mandatory minicamp ended. “I came in to work, to work my tail off, show the guys that I’m here, I’m working my tail off, I’m progressing and trying not to make the same mistake again.
“That’s the biggest thing, day in and day out, is trying not to make the same mistake over and over and learn from them. That’s been my biggest thing for me.”
It was anything but easy for the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner.
On the first day of camp, Williams threw late over the middle and had it picked off by new Bears safety Kevin Byard. On the second day, Williams did the same thing but it was linebacker Tremaine Edmunds making the interception. In red-zone work Thursday, Williams put on a good display of accuracy with a better command of the offense while working against the first-team defense.
“So with all the reps that we’ve been able to get and obtain, it’s been huge,” Williams said. “So just like today I feel like progression-wise, being able to throw a little bit more anticipation was a little small step for me.”
Any bumps Williams experienced, however, do not appear to have affected his confidence in himself and his team.
“Right now we’re working with our head down and we’re building,” Williams said, via ESPN. “So just having that moment with myself, I do it every day. I sit there and I say, ‘We’re going to be pretty damn good.'”
Coach Matt Eberflus plans to keep Williams working against the starting defense throughout training camp.
“I think that Caleb is a talent, a…
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Publish date : 2024-06-06 22:16:54
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