LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams has faced ginormous expectations during his football career, from the time he won the Heisman Trophy at USC to being drafted No. 1 overall in 2024.
Falling short of the goals he set for himself and the team during the Bears' 5-12 finish last season weighed on the 23-year-old quarterback. That played a role in Williams publicly declaring several ambitions he has for himself in 2025, like throwing for 4,000 yards while completing 70% of his passes.
But even with such lofty goals and the expectation that he will develop into Chicago's franchise quarterback, Williams said he doesn't feel any external weight to deliver on those promises.