Chicago Bears Star Has Warning For USC QB Caleb Williams

21/03/2024 19:07

The Chicago Bears traded Justin Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers last week, paving the way for them to select Caleb Williams with the No. 1 overall pick in next month's NFL Draft.

Williams seems to be excited about the opportunity to head to Chicago, but one Bears star has a warning for him about coming to the Windy City.

"You just humble your stuff coming into the building," Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson said in an appearance on Up & Adams Thursday.

"You can't bring that Hollywood stuff into the building, especially with guys who played this game at a high level for consecutive years in the league. 

What you did in college, the Hollywood, it's like 'Nah, you gotta prove yourself. That stuff like that doesn't matter.'"

Johnson also said that the Bears also have a responsibility to help Williams with life in the NFL and to put him in the best position to succeed.

"I think there's a fine line between trying to prove a point to him but also getting to know him. At the end of the day, we want him to be the absolute best he can be," Johnson added.

"That's what we're bringing him in for, to win games. Truly just learning who he is as a person and learning him deeper than just all the Hollywood stuff you see, but actually trying to learn and get to know him and then knowing from there what pushes him." 

Chicago CB Jaylon Johnson on how projected no. 1 pick Caleb Williams would be received in the #Bears locker room 🔊🔊@NBAxJay1@heykayadamspic.twitter.com/q2U9kho6Id

— Up & Adams (@UpAndAdamsShow) March 20, 2024

The Bears are looking to finally find a franchise quarterback after years of frustration and top draft picks that failed to pan out. 

Williams, a former Heisman Trophy winner, has been compared to all-time greats like Patrick Mahomes.

If he can replicate what Mahomes has done for the Kansas City Chiefs, the Bears are in for a sustained period of success over the next several years with Williams.