Caleb Williams walked into the huddle before his first play as a Chicago Bears quarterback with a swagger many NFL rookies don’t possess in their first preseason game. He walked into his first NFL-postgame press conference with plenty of confidence after a performance that will have the fanbase stoked.
Williams went 4/7 passing for 95 yards in the first quarter of the Bears’ 33-6 route of the Buffalo Bills. Williams added another 13 yards on the ground.
Caleb Williams has been waiting for this moment
The No. 1 pick said he was grateful to play in a game setting for the first time since the UCLA Bruins defeated his USC Trojans 38-20 on Nov. 18 of last year.
“I felt good. There’s always a little bit of more focus that you have going into games for whatever reason, even if you try to enter that mindset throughout the weeks,” Williams said. “It’s just a sense of control, a sense of progress, a sense of a bunch of different things that, when you get into games, the comfort level and all of that normally skyrockets.”
Williams looked poised in his first NFL start. He made a few mistakes but never looked overwhelmed on Saturday as he led two scoring drives.
Williams has been working for years to be the Chicago Bears’ leader
Williams said he’s been working on gaining confidence to lead an NFL offense since before the Bears drafted him.
Matt Eberflus praises Williams’ work ethic
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