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Bears coach Ben Johnson ready to push Caleb Williams 'out of his comfort zone'

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PALM BEACH, Fla. — Bears quarterback Caleb Williams will be uncomfortable when he reports to Halas Hall for offseason workouts next week.

That’s Ben Johnson’s plan, at least.

“There’s a degree of Caleb being challenged a little bit more, I think,” the Bears’ new coach told the Sun-Times on Monday at the NFL’s annual meeting. “Outside of his comfort zone.”

That includes which concepts Johnson installs — down to where the quarterback lines up. Williams has been a shotgun quarterback practically his whole career, from Gonzaga College Prep to Oklahoma to USC and then to last year’s Bears team.