Chicago Bears, Williams and Washington Commanders
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Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears overcame the Washington Commanders under the primetime lights, but they failed to win over ESPN commentator Troy Aikman. In a battle of last year’s top
Caleb Williams won the duel of second-year quarterbacks against Jayden Daniels on Monday night. Williams threw for 41 more passing yards than his Washington counterpart and led the Chicago Bears down the field to set up a game-winning field goal from Jake Moody.
During a game in which the defense allowed 240 rushing yards and saw Raiders rookie Ashton Jeanty reach the end zone three times, defensive backs Kevin Byard and Tyrique Stevenson combined for four takeaways. Plus, Byard’s third-and-2 stop of Jeanty with 38 seconds remaining forced Las Vegas to try its game-deciding field goal from 54 yards out.
The Chicago Bears are 2-2, are well-rested coming out of their bye week, and are as close to fully healthy as they've been in quite some time. The Bears' offense is developing by the week, and the chemistry between coach Ben Johnson and quarterback Caleb Williams is very real.
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels didn't go out of his way to lobby the Chicago Bears as they evaluated their options with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft, according to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.
It's only a four game sample size, but the improvement of Caleb Williams under new Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson is apparent
On Thursday, Williams announced some big career news. The Bears quarterback is now an investor with Boston Legacy FC, an expansion team of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). Williams posted the news on his Instagram Story, and the Boston Legacy FC account also posted the news.
New NWSL club Boston Legacy announced Thursday that Bears quarterback Caleb Williams has invested in the team.