Caleb Williams on future with Bears, getting to play with Rome Odunze, his goals and more

The Bears selected Caleb Williams with the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft.
After being drafted, Williams spoke with NBC Chicago's Mike Berman to discuss being drafted by the Bears, how he can help the Bears offense, and more.
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[@tyreepowell8367]

The Caleb Williams Era Begins For The Bears 🐻🧡💙

[@bobkendler7149]

Another era? Oh, boy.

[@nimozaametovski4503]

So stoked for both our picks!!!

[@user-jq4mw9yb6j]

SO "F'N" SWEET!!!!!

[@alexamerling79]

Same! Caleb to Rome for years to come!

[@nikkisimpson4340]

I’m a proud bears fan 😊

[@bobkendler7149]

I’m a Bears naysayer who knows the McCaskey family and their stinginess too well.

[@dlawso23]

Six freaking quarterbacks went, in the first 12 picks, this last happened back in 1983. This was a good draft for the Bears.

[@collinsk85]

The New Era Begins, Let's GO BEARS 🧡💙🏈🐻⬇️🙌🏾

[@youngsterjoey9038]

FINALLY a QB with emotion

[@scottellsworth2525]

I'm so excited to be a Bears fan

[@kyledabearsfan]

Is it bad that im a bit more hyped for Rome than I am for Caleb? I think its because it was almost a guarantee we got Caleb. But a ton of us wanted Rome and it wasnt a certainty,

[@alaneiler2361]

I was the same!!! 🐻⬇️

[@ericw4101]

I get It. lol 🐻⬇

[@marktaylor5084]

When him DJ.MOORE, Caleb and Allen worked out before the draft I knew it was a lock

[@TheNotoriousJP]

Oh yeah. Rome is a beast. He, Caleb and Moore are gonna be electrifying.

[@alexamerling79]

A new era of Bears football has begun. 🐻 freaking down!!!!!

[@StuDogg81]

🐻⬇️FAM

[@Adrenaline4P]

This kid is going to be great

[@bobkendler7149]

They lost to Notre Dame, Utah, Cal(how do you lose to Cal?), Oregon, UCLA last season. This is the kid taking the Bears to the Super Bowl? It was the exact same press conference when they drafted Fields out of Ohio State. He was the second coming of Jesus Christ. Chicago fans have very selective amnesia.

[@Adrenaline4P]

@@bobkendler7149 and you have the inability to critically think. Neither Fields nor Trubisky had a consensus agreement that they were the best QB in the draft. For years people have considered Williams as a generational talent. Even if he’s just “average” he has the best WR core in the league, with an improved O-line, solidified defense, AND elite RB1. The Bears have the best offense in the league. In college he played with amateurs NOW he is surrounded by top tier NFL talent, but somehow he’s going to fail ?

[@bobkendler7149]

@@Adrenaline4P Every season we hear the same broken record out of Halas Hall-ad nauseam-how the Bears finally have everything perfectly aligned, the right players, the right staff, blah, blah, blah. That miser, Virgina McCaskey loves stringing fans along. Bears finish third or last again in NFC North. You cannot win with Eberflus as head Coach. It’s impossible, because he’s a pussy.

[@iankane3732]

​@@bobkendler7149why don't you go ahead and tell us how many points USC's defense allowed in those games?

[@bobkendler7149]

@@iankane3732 Just wait until Willams gets a first game look at Chicago’s defense. He’ll wish he was back in LA.

[@RockRock2233]

Hopefully these 2 get signed before camp starts.

[@javelldunn3379]

Let the Caleb Willams era begin for the Bears 🐻💙🧡

[@Johnn466]

bears have pocket aces with caleb and odunze. go all in and trade up for JPJ. protect the lap of your new franchise qb. if Poles trades up he goes super saiyin this draft

[@mystimallow]

@chetsenior7253if the rookie center is good it wouldn’t matter

[@jamesbickle4912]

That's a crazy thought that I haven't thought of! I love it! But I love draft capital even more. Bears have a ton of draft capital next year. Keep that capital and keep working for the long term, not short term.

[@iankane3732]

If we move up I'd prefer it be for Johnny Newton. Local guy who could be the 2nd game wrecker we need on defense.

[@jaybird2593]

hope we win a tone of games a tone

[@jtcrypto9950]

🐻 ⬇️

[@darrylejohnson2925]

Can you bring? I hope you have a good concert with Chicago Bill I hope bring home a long time to chill with the Chicago Bears. I hope you do good. I hope you do better with Chicago a.k.a. a.k.a.❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@johngiglio6834]

We'll see what Caleb Kardashian can do?

[@Blindside773]

More hype for Rome than Williams 😂🤷🏽‍♂️ let’s see what happens 💯

[@darrylejohnson2925]

Congratulation came we get a dress Chicago bills. I hope you do good my thought and prayer with you always better than Chicago bills.❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Benito722]

🐻⬇️

[@mattcampbell694]

He better be good

[@injan4468]

Roar? He was crying!

[@darkhumorsecret]

Apparently you didn't watch him walk onto stage.

[@bear458ziif-s]

​@@darkhumorsecret they believe what they want to believe. the same people that bought every bs "report" on him because it reinforces their opinions.

[@Melchezidek]

Except all the pieces weren't in place with fields! This teams have a lot of weapons!

[@bobkendler7149]

City went berserk when they drafted Fields. Groundhog Day in Chi Town. Exact same script. Word for word. “All the pieces are in place…”

[@skxtchybeats]

Not even close, that draft was Pace and Nagy doing anything to save their ass after the trubisky blunder years. That team was a shell of it's 2018 self and the rebuild hadn't begun yet.

[@rc5564]

Terrible take. Fields was the 4th QB taken in 2021. Caleb would have went 1st overall last year AND next year.

[@jasonf3128]

The script litterly couldn't be more different

[@bobkendler7149]

@@jasonf3128 Why does Hollywood keep making, “007,” “Rambo,” “Halloween,” “Fast and Furious,” ? Answer: People like seeing the same movie over and over. Yes, it is the same script, Jason. Just different star. Like a new James Bond. It’s the same script McCaskey family has been using since the 70s. Bears fans keep buying into it. As long as Eberflus is head coach forget about getting out of NFC North cellar.

[@jamesbickle4912]

​@@bobkendler7149sorry. Wrong take. Poles made Flus improve his staff. If Flus doesn't work, Poles will fix it. If Waldron works, make him the next head coach. It's gonna work out regardless.

[@Boobiebeardown]

Dude was meant to be a Bear 🐻🔽