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'Why duck?' New Bears QB Caleb Williams elevates expectations rather than tempering them

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As he settled into his new home amid mountainous expectations, Caleb Williams embraced everything about the pressure and scrutiny he’ll face as the next Bears quarterback. The hype is unprecedented after the team picked him No. 1 in the draft, but Williams might be unprecedented, too.

Not only is he one of the most sparkling college prospects in recent history, so much so that he was projected as the top pick in this draft more than a year ago, but he already seems like a bolder and brighter personality than the Bears have had at quarterback in decades.