Rookie quarterback Caleb Williams was introduced Monday as one among eight workforce captains for the Chicago Bears.
Williams, the No. 1 general decide within the 2024 NFL Draft, already has developed a bond together with his teammates, common supervisor Ryan Poles mentioned final week.
“It is pretty pure; it isn’t pressured,” Poles mentioned of Williams’ rapport within the locker room. “We have all been on groups earlier than … there’s those who come into these conditions and so they attempt too laborious. It is awkward. It is laborious to purchase into that. Then there’s guys that may navigate that so naturally as a result of they’re genuine and actual, and that is what he is carried out.”
Williams, 22, performed his ultimate two faculty seasons at Southern California. He gained the Heisman Trophy in 2022.
Different captains for the Bears are vast receiver DJ Moore, tight ends Cole Kmet and Marcedes Lewis, linebackers Tremaine Edmunds and T.J. Edwards, and defensive backs Kevin Byard and Jaylon Johnson.
Williams and the Bears open the season Sunday at house towards the Tennessee Titans.
–Area Degree Media
