What we learned from Caleb Williams’ NFL combine interview after first Bears meeting originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
INDIANAPOLIS — The wait finally ended Friday in Hall J of the Indiana Convention Center when USC quarterback and presumptive No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams stepped to the microphone and fielded questions for 15 minutes at the NFL Scouting Combine.
Williams, the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner, doesn’t speak much. He doesn’t sit for interviews. He doesn’t go to Instagram Live to dispel false notions about himself or his preferences. He doesn’t have an agent. His dad, Carl, and his publicist and marketing team handle everything.
Until Wednesday, when Williams spoke with ESPN’s Pete Thamel and declared he’d be “excited” to be drafted by the Bears at No. 1, we hadn’t heard from the star quarterback since the end of the college football season.
Friday was Williams’ chance to answer questions from a typical combine media circus, explain some decisions, expand on his feelings about the Bears, and show the teams that were surely watching that he could handle the attention that comes with being the face of the franchise.
Williams met with Bears general manager Ryan Poles and head coach Matt Eberflus for the first time Wednesday night. On Friday morning, the assembled NFL media (mainly the Chicago contingent) got their chance to find out what makes Williams tick.
Here’s what we learned from our first interview with Caleb Williams:
Williams and the Bears: A match or no?
Williams stepped to the mic Friday, and the volley from about the Bears started with a question about his overall feelings about landing in Chicago and what the Bears are building.
“I mean, the Bears was an 8-9 team last year – 7-10, sorry – that’s pretty good for a team that has the first pick,” Williams said. “They got a good defense. They got good players on offense and it’s pretty exciting if you could go into a situation like that.”
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Publish date : 2024-03-01 16:26:30
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