As Bears interview Caleb Williams, they are the ones with a big question to answer

As Bears interview Caleb Williams, they are the ones with a big question to answer originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago

INDIANAPOLIS — The wait for the Caleb Williams show started early Friday morning inside Hall J of the Indiana Convention Center. The doors opened at 6 a.m. with Williams, the presumptive No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, slated to take the podium at 9 a.m. local time.

With Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, and Marvin Harrison Jr. slotted to serve as the appetizer for the Williams, the crowds grew as the morning went on. Harrison didn’t show, but Daniels and Maye played their part as the opening act for this draft’s best prospect.

Williams walked out from behind the curtain, stepped to the podium, and immediately was hit with an aggressive opening serve from deep in the media crowd.

Are you scared to be measured against your competition? Is that why you won’t be measured against or throw against them?

And we were off.

To his credit, Williams handled his first dance with the NFL media horde like a pro. He was confident but not overly cocky. He gave direct answers, provided information about his decision to skip the testing and not give each team his medicals, and offered insight into what he’s looking for in an NFL home.

For a guy who doesn’t like to do interviews, Williams navigated the podium like a collapsing pocket. Expertly.

While the 15-minute media availability was for all the press attending the combine, the Chicago contingent understandably dominated the session, batting questions about the Bears, their roster, quarterback history, and everything else at the supposed No. 1 pick.

Williams gave no ground and, in the process, showed that a three-month dance that is supposed to be about the Bears interviewing him might exactly be the other way around. Williams is an elite prospect who doesn’t have an agent, isn’t giving every team his medical information, and isn’t throwing at the combine because his tape is his resume.

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Author : NBC Sports Chicago

Publish date : 2024-03-01 19:12:19

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