New Chicago Bears wide receiver Keenan Allen didn’t appear too happy with his rookie quarterback following Caleb Williams’ misfire on a throw during OTAs this month. A writer for Bolt Beat is curious if Allen wishes he were back on the Los Angeles Chargers so he could be teamed up with Justin Herbert again.
Caleb Williams had an up-and-down performance at OTAs
The Bears held their mandatory minicamp last week. Williams showed signs of progress during the camp. He became more consistent as a passer during the 7-on-7 drill. However, he revealed he has much more to learn before he’s competitive against the Bears’ defense during the 11-on-11 period.
Williams’ arm talent was praised by beat writers covering practices last week. But not all of his throws were good. A video of an underthrown pass from Williams went viral after his intended target, Allen, said “h*** no” as he slowed down to catch the ball.
“hell naw” 😭 he misses herbo so bad pic.twitter.com/CDdYb3808l
— 🥷🏽 (@MALIKN8BERS) June 8, 2024
Does Keenan Allen wish he were back with the Chargers?
Jason Reed with Bolt Beat Allen looked like he wanted to be back in LA after the throw from Williams:
One clip from OTAs does not tell an entire story but it is never a great sign when the camera audibly picks up a wide receiver sounding dejected after a throw from the quarterback. Williams is going to be just fine as an NFL pro but it may take some time until he is on the elite level that Herbert is currently on.
And by that time, Allen might already be on another team. Allen has not signed an extension with the Bears and while he seems open to a deal, it does not look like he is willing to take less for the security of an extension. If Chicago doesn’t offer a market-value extension then Allen will likely test free agency.
Allen recently wrote a goodbye to Chargers fans to thank them for supporting him while he was with the team. He spent much of the post praising his home state of California. While he might have wanted to stay with the Chargers until retirement, Jim Harbaugh’s new regime didn’t want to pay him.
Allen could re-sign with the Chicago Bears
As previously discussed on CCS, Allen said this month that he is open to staying with the Bears.
However, Allen is so impressed with this offense that he is already open to re-signing a new contract in Chicago. He would not mind sticking around if this offense does what many expect.
As far as an extension, I’m going to let the play speak for itself, and if they offer me something that I like, we’ll go from there.
Allen has been working out with Williams since before the draft. He wouldn’t have said he was open to staying with the Bears if he didn’t like receiving passes from Williams, so Reed’s hypothesis doesn’t make much sense.
The Bears defense is already getting frustrated with the skills Williams has shown at OTAs. He needs his veteran offensive weapons to be patient while he puts the rest of the puzzle together this summer. If Allen trusts the process, he’ll turn that “h*** no” into a “h*** yes” during the regular season.
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