Caleb Williams’ team sent a strong message to Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles on Friday about what the team can do to make the top quarterback prospect in the 2024 draft happy to move to the Windy City
Colin Cowherd made a wild comment about Caleb Williams on Thursday
Williams’ team responded to Colin Cowherd’s outrageous remarks on Thursday that the former USC quarterback did not want to play for the Bears. Per Andrew Prouse with CCS, Cowherd said Williams would likely force a trade of the number one pick to Williams’ hometown team, the Washingon Commanders:
“I still contend, you are going to think I’m nuts here, I do think it’s possible that Washington trades up and Chicago allows Washington to trade up. Because Caleb and his group do not want to go to Chicago,” Cowherd said.
“He’s from the DC area I think Dan Quinn is considered. The big concern for Caleb Williams and you have to admit this, where you land matters, Chicago has never developed a star quarterback.”
Williams’ camp sent a request to the Bears before the draft
Williams’ team didn’t like Cowherd’s speculation on national radio. They contracted the sports radio host to set the record straight that Williams isn’t against the Bears drafting him. However, Williams’ camp let it be known that the prized quarterback wants the team to take a wide receiver with the number nine overall pick in the draft:
“So I got a call from the Caleb Williams camp and they went ‘whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa, Colin. We don’t want to be painted as anti-Chicago and we don’t want to be painted as anti-Bear.’
And they made it clear to me that they said: ‘Listen, we don’t want to go to a city that doesn’t care. Chicago cares — they’re big, loud, they’re passionate. They fire coaches all the time. They care. We don’t want to go to some Sun Belt place where you tarp off the upper deck.’
And they did say there is a path to succeed in Chicago — it’s called the Houston Texans. Defensive coach. A couple of weapons. Cap space. Good pick. They’ve got a second pick. There’s a bunch of different receivers out there [Malik Nabers, Rome Odunze]. They can go get another weapon.”
The Chicago Bears need to listen to Williams’ ask
Williams also knows he needs to win to grow his business. And that won’t happen unless the Bears invest in him and the offense. Williams knows he needs another wide receiver alongside D.J. Moore to help him succeed in Chicago.
