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The Chicago Bears did what was expected of them, taking USC backmost Caleb Williams pinch nan first wide prime of nan 2024 NFL Draft.
For months, nan 2022 Heisman Trophy victor has been pegged to nan Bears. It moved to a mortal fastener erstwhile Justin Fields, nan team's erstwhile first-round prime successful 2021, was traded to nan Pittsburgh Steelers past month.
Now, pinch nan prime officially in, a caller look of nan franchise enters nan "Windy City," and Williams has nan pedigree to move nan tides of nan organization.
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USC Trojans backmost Caleb Williams (13) plays drawback connected nan sideline during a break successful play during a assemblage shot crippled betwixt nan Oregon Ducks and USC Trojans connected November 11, 2023, astatine Autzen Stadium successful Eugene, Oregon. (Brian Murphy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Coming retired of Gonzaga College High School successful Washington, D.C. arsenic a five-star recruit, Williams assemblage profession began astatine Oklahoma successful 2021, wherever he threw for 1,912 yards pinch 21 touchdowns to 4 interceptions complete 11 games.
When Lincoln Riley took complete arsenic nan Trojans’ caput coach successful 2022, Williams followed him retired to Southern California and his accumulation skyrocketed.
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Williams would propulsion for 4,537 yards pinch 42 touchdowns to 5 interceptions and a 66.6% completion complaint during his Heisman season. He capped his unthinkable run pinch a vessel triumph complete Tulane, wherever he threw for 462 yards pinch 5 touchdowns.
The Trojans and Williams didn’t spot nan aforesaid occurrence successful 2023, arsenic he threw for 3,633 yards pinch 30 touchdowns to 5 interceptions.
Caleb Williams #QB14 of Southern California smiles during nan NFL Combine astatine nan Lucas Oil Stadium connected March 2, 2024 successful Indianapolis, Indiana. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)
USC mislaid its last 3 games of nan season, and Williams infamously cried pinch his mom successful nan stands connected Nov. 4, 2023 pursuing a nonaccomplishment to Washington, wherever he had 3 touchdowns and 312 yards passing.
Williams caught a ton of flak for that, but Williams didn’t judge it was a motion of weakness, but alternatively a testament to his want to win.
"I was sitting complete there, hit up, I was defeated," he recalled successful nan moment. "But past I hopped up, and I touched my mom, and I conscionable mislaid it."
Williams was projected to astatine slightest beryllium a apical 3 prime successful nan draft, and he declared pursuing a nonaccomplishment to UCLA to extremity nan Trojans’ season. Ca
USC Trojans backmost Caleb Williams (13) waves to fans while leaving nan section aft nan Trojans 52-42 nonaccomplishment to Washington at L.A. Memorial Coliseum November 4, 2023 successful Los Angeles, California. ((Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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Williams has everything he needs successful Chicago, and fans are hoping there’s much wins successful nan early pinch him astatine quarterback.
The Bears person won conscionable 16 games complete nan past 3 seasons.
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Scott Thompson is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
