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By Matt Audilet
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Caleb Williams experienced a breakout year in his first season under head coach Ben Johnson.
Through a full 17-game season with the Chicago Bears, Williams completed 58.1% of his pass attempts for 3,942 yards, 27 touchdowns and seven interceptions. The 24-year-old signal caller also rushed for 388 yards and three touchdowns while leading the Bears to an 11-6 record and a win in the wild card round.
Johnson has high expectations for Williams heading into the 2026 NFL season.
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"He's got it all. There's really nothing, I don't think, that he can't do," Johnson said. "Elite arm talent, playmaking ability, escapability — he has he legs he can hurt a defense with. There's just so many layers to who he is as a player.
“We all know that he has that ability to put on the Superman cape when the time calls for it.”
“I have this urge as an offensive guy to want to evolve and innovate and push the limits, but what’s best for him is to continue to bank some of these reps,” Johnson said of Williams, via the Chicago Sun Times. “We’re at the point where he’s not thinking about the play call ... and things are starting to slow down. What we need to see is that anticipation.”
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Williams and the Bears will open up their 2026 NFL regular-season schedule with a Week 1 matchup against the Carolina Panthers on Sept. 13.
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