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Halas Intrigue
In his first year at Halas Hall, it will be Shane Waldron’s job to ensure that Williams has more highlights than grind-it-out moments in his rookie season. Both are starting in a good place.
Odunze will miss Saturday’s practice with hamstring tightness.
Jackson, one of Williams’ good friends, caught 35 passes for 267 yards last season after transferring to Nevada. He is in camp on a tryout basis.
The rookie wide receiver has plenty of confidence but also a healthy appreciation for playing with fellow rookie Caleb Williams, the No. 1 overall pick: “Coming in with a rookie quarterback allows us to grow together and learn this offense together. It’s a blessing.”
On top of everything else that sparks optimism at Halas Hall right now, Williams showed up to rookie minicamp well ahead of where most players in his position would be.
The last time Eberflus was part of a team with a rookie as its primary quarterback, it was by accident.
The new QB1 has arrived at Halas Hall.
There was never any doubt, but it does signal a smarter approach than they took with Justin Fields and Mitch Trubisky.
Williams has been working on learning and practicing the Bears’ offense for at least a month.
The tackle is recovering from a quad injury he suffered last year at Yale.
He played for the Bears in 2019 and 2020.
The ballyhooed No. 1 overall draft pick and wide receiver Rome Odunze (the No. 9 overall pick) give this rookie camp more spark than usual — a passing combination that should become a reality in the 2024 regular season.
The team’s rookie minicamp practices start Friday.
As a Netflix roast proves, there’s no such thing as too much fame for the former NFL star.
The group that blocked George Lucas from building a museum on Soldier Field’s south parking lot says the stadium project could ultimately end up in court — even if filing another lawsuit is “not the first thing you want to do.”
Brady encountered more blitzes and pressure than he did during an average NFL game as an impressive lineup of comedians, former teammates and opponents took the stage. Host Kevin Hart said before the event that no topic was off-limits.
Avellini’s miraculous 37-yard touchdown pass to Greg Latta with three seconds left beat the Chiefs 28-27 in 1977 and sparked a six-game winning streak that put the Bears in the playoffs for the first time since 1963.
As unlikely as that sounds — and may prove to be — the idea has at least been floated in Pittsburgh, where the Bears traded their quarterback March 16.
Last year’s NFC runners-up emerged from free agency the way they entered it: the favorites in the North with the Packers, and breakout star quarterback Jordan Love, on their heels.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker needs to stand firm in the face of team’s demands for a new stadium.