Chicago Bears fans are hoping that Caleb Williams can make the same impact that Aaron Rodgers did with the Green Bay Packers. Before the draft, the former USC quarterback appeared on The Pivot Podcast and was asked about being compared to Rodgers.
“It makes you feel good,” Williams said. “It’s like the Kobe [Bryant] – [Michael Jordan] kind of thing where you watch and you mimic.” Williams went on to list some of the things that Rodgers has done in his career that make him want to try while training. He also revealed that he has tried some things that Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady have done in their careers.
“Sitting back, watching, learning taking in what I can take in and adapt to my game in my best way possible and make it my own,” Williams added. “Some of it may look like some of what Pat does, some of what Aaron Rodgers does because they’re the best and to be the best you want to learn from the best. To be a leader, you got to first be a follower. With that I watch those guys, I follow those guys. …To get to that point where they are, winning Super Bowls, being MVPs or throwing these crazy passes is where I want to be.”
Caleb Williams ready to do big things with Chicago Bears
The Bears selected Williams No. 1 overall in the draft, and it was not a surprise considering the team traded Justin Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers during the offseason. Bears fans expect big things from Williams, and the 2022 Heisman winner expects to win right away.
“If there’s growing pains, you handle them. But that doesn’t mean that affects your greatness,” Williams told reporters during his introductory press conference, per the Bears’ official website. “There’s trials and tribulations that you go through. Why would I go somewhere, work so hard for so many years and then in every situation I go to believe I’m the best, and then I get here and I don’t believe that?
“That doesn’t mean that I go around and boast. That doesn’t mean that I go around and say that. But the way I handle my work, the way I carry myself every day, how I treat my friends, family, teammates, the faculty, the executives here, the custodians—whatever the case may be—treat everybody as they are. We’re all equal, and everybody should think that they’re the best when you do things and you work so hard for stuff.”
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