Leading up to the 2024 NFL Draft, Caleb's father, Carl Williams, told ESPN's Seth Wickersham, author of "American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback," of their lack of interest in the Windy City.

"I don't want my son playing for the Bears," Williams told several agents in 2024. On top of the draft process, Carl slammed the rookie wage scale and how it could keep Caleb where he gets drafted ...

In retrospect, it’s not surprising to learn Caleb Williams and his father, Carl, didn’t want to be drafted by the Chicago Bears. Of course, none of us knew how bad it would end up being ...

After an up-and-down final season at USC, Caleb Williams was unsure of what he wanted to do as he prepared for the 2024 draft. At the NFL combine that year, he met with Minnesota Vikings head ...

Ultimately, Carl and Caleb relented. The Bears hold Caleb's exclusive rights for four years, with the availability of a fifth-year option. After that, Caleb can be franchise-tagged up to three times.

Caleb Williams and his family explored options to circumvent the 2024 NFL draft in ... Carl even considered having his son sign for the UFL and enter NFL free agency in 2025 as a means of gaining ...

But both Caleb and Carl knew that a trade to a divisional rival was extremely unlikely. Bears GM Ryan Poles stood firm, telling Williams, "We're drafting you no matter what." ...

Carl Williams had said as early as 2023 that he was prepared to try to engineer the right landing spot for his son. This is the first we have heard about how hard the family tried to avoid landing ...