Titans present unique challenge for Caleb Williams as he tries to accomplish rare feat in Week 1 originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — All eyes will be on Bears quarterback Caleb Williams on Sunday when the No. 1 overall pick makes his official NFL debut against the Tennessee Titans at Soldier Field.
Expectations for the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner are stratospheric as he begins his NFL career and hopeful march toward stardom. Both Williams and the Bears know there will be adversity during his rookie season. Even the best rookie quarterbacks suffer body blows from NFL defenses. The key is understanding how to rebound when you get knocked back.
“Understanding that the situation I’m in, bad things are going to happen every once in a while,” Williams said Wednesday at Halas Hall. “You’re going to throw a pick. You’re going to fumble. Whether it’s me, whether it’s the team, whether it’s we’re going to jump offsides, we’re going to do a bunch of things. When those moments of adversity strike, it’s more about encouraging, it’s more about understanding that we can get out of this situation and not bringing more negativity to the situation that comes up.
“I think the communication and information part and also just understanding that there’s going to be a lot more times – obviously you can’t be doing it every single drive or every single play – but there’s going to be a lot more times throughout the games or practices where there’s going to be a lot more good than bad. You just can’t let the bad outweigh the good.”
On Sunday, Williams will look to become the first quarterback drafted No. 1 overall to win a season opener since David Carr in 2002. Since Carr’s win over the Dallas Cowboys, No. 1 overall picks are 0-8-1 in season-openers, with Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals getting a tie in 2019.
Per Josh Dubow of The AP, the only other No. 1 pick quarterbacks to win their season-openers as rookies were John Elway…
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Publish date : 2024-09-04 22:13:05
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