LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams on Wednesday defended his commitment to the organization that drafted him with the No. 1 pick in 2024.
Following Chicago’s second OTA practice that was open to the media, Williams delivered a three-minute, 55-second opening statement that addressed his feelings about the Bears organization related to the predraft process.
Excerpts from author Seth Wickersham’s upcoming book, “American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback,” revealed that Williams and his father, Carl, had considered ways to avoid the former Heisman Trophy winner from being drafted by the Bears.
Williams said that the fallout has been a “distraction” over the past two weeks.
On Wednesday, the 23-year-old spoke about the team’s history of struggles at the quarterback position and how, “as everybody knows, it’s a fact that quarterback play, there hasn’t been a 4,000-yard passer [in Chicago].”
The opportunity to alter that narrative is why Williams said he was excited to be drafted by the Bears.
“I wanted to come here and be the guy and a be a part and be a reason why the Chicago Bears turn this thing around,” Williams said. “That last thing that was said in all of that I think is the most important thing is that I wanted to be here. I love being here.”
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