The Chicago Bears are placing plenty of faith in Caleb Williams as a rookie. That faith was on display Monday.
The Bears named Williams one of the team's seven team captains ahead of the 2024 season.Of the seven captains, three are offensive players while four are defensive starters. One of the Bears ' seven captains is a 40-year-old veteran in tight end Marcedes Lewis.Williams will play his first regular season NFL game this Sunday against the Tennessee Titans at Soldier Field. He'll be the first rookie quarterback since Kyle Orton in 2005 to start Week 1 for the Bears .
Williams, whose training camp struggles and successes have prepared him for his starting role, has been tasked with being the quarterback the Bears franchise has always desired but never had.Naming him a team captain as a rookie is a sign that he's on the on the right path, but it's also an example of the leadership he's wanted to have as the team's quarterback from the first day he stepped foot in Halas Hall.
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