Report: Matt Eberflus on Caleb Williams: ‘Everybody’s rallying around him’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
Amid the Bears’ decision to favor rookie Caleb Williams over Justin Fields, questions of the locker room’s response were justified to the franchise-altering move.
The locker room, along with the city and the fans, were major proprietors of Fields remaining as the team’s quarterback. Everyone in the locker vehemently supported Fields’ return. Fans chanted his name during the season’s end.
But it’s a new era. The Bears drafted Williams, knowing it would be an adjustment for the team and the locker room. But head coach Matt Eberflus is happy to report the locker room has quickly adapted to the rook.
And he used a strong example to compare the Bears’ locker room to one of the strongest examples of a team’s cohesiveness.
“Once [Tony] Romo got hurt, when he went down in that preseason game out in Seattle, the team just rallied around [Prescott],” Eberflus said to Albert Breer. “And I feel that already in our building here. Everybody’s rallying around him. You can feel that with the reps that we got with some of the first on-field stuff we’ve done, with the veterans. You can see the offense, they’re real supportive, and same with the defensive guys. And his personality is infectious. He gets along with everybody; he’s very easy to insert into a locker room.”
Jaylon Johnson was the most prominent Bears figure to speak about the locker room culture, as it pertained to Williams’ insertion. He said Williams shouldn’t waltz in with a “Hollywood” attitude. Upon Williams’ arrival, the two cleared the air and have since resolved the miscommunication.
Williams, according to Ryan Poles, reached out to several of his new teammates upon being drafted, including most of the defense. He also touched base with all the rookies who were drafted after him to welcome them to the team.
Outside of the locker room, the Bears were also able to start training him for his next…
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Publish date : 2024-05-21 23:32:56
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