Caleb Williams will not play in Bears final preseason game vs. Chiefs
Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus said Tuesday that rookie quarterback Caleb Williams will not play in Thursday’s preseason finale against the Kansas City Chiefs.
The next time Williams suits up, it’ll be for his official NFL debut in the Week 1 home tilt against the Tennessee Titans on Sept. 8.
Williams, the No. 1 overall pick out of USC, was impressive in Chicago’s first two preseason games. He completed 10-of-20 passes for 170 yards and one rushing score, making a few highlight-worthy plays. Perhaps the play that best showcased Williams’ ability was the 45-yard dot he dropped in a bucket to rookie wideout Rome Odunze while on the run this past Saturday against the Cincinnati Bengals.
“We’re going to be explosive,” Williams said of himself and Odunze. “We’re two rooks but we’re trying to catch up to the old guys as fast as we can to make sure that we are right there on par with them to be able to be efficient, function, go out there and be explosive, be on the same page and win games.
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“That’s ultimately what we are here to do. Having a guy like that that was drafted with me, we’re only going to keep growing and building this connection.”
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Williams later showed off his escapability in the pocket, evading the rush down in the red zone and taking off for six. He kept his eyes downfield looking for a target in the end zone before eventually scoring.
Eberflus complimented Williams’ ability to extend plays in the red zone.
“In the red zone there, you have some things in terms of, like, being able to extend plays,” Eberflus said. “Every quarterback in the league extends plays in the red zone. He does that. He’s very good at it. He had a touchdown there. Obviously, I talked to Rome after the game about learning where your feet are and feeling that out. But it’s been good. It’s been good. But again, there’s a balance there between throwing the ball on time and scrambling when you have to. He has a good balance of that.”