Caleb Williams' Attitude Strongly Questioned by Former NFL MVP on Friday
The Chicago Bears surrounded Caleb Williams with a litany of targets in the passing game the past two offseasons, giving hope for the former USC Trojans quarterback to become one of the most productive and successful QBs in the league this season.
Williams had a solid rookie season on the stat sheet with over 3,500 yards passing, 20 touchdowns and six interceptions, but still took tons of heat from social media commenters and media pundits as the Bears failed to make the playoffs in year one.
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On Friday, a tirade from former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Boomer Esiason surfaced during which he used colorful language to describe the Bears QB's mannerisms and attitude with the team.
Williams sits courtside at a Chicago Bulls game. © David Banks-Imagn Images
"Keep your mouth shut," Esiason said in a video shared Friday.
"You're going into the greatest league that there's ever been for the sport we all love. You're going to have a chance one day to make $500 million because guys like me and guys before me all went on strike so you could actually make more money.
"So keep your piehole shut and go and play football and earn your keep and earn your respect," Esiason said.
Esiason appeared to respond to past tense comments from Caleb in a book called 'American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback" by Seth Wickersham.
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In the book, Caleb's father Carl stats that "Chicago is the place quarterbacks go to die.
"Do I want to get there?" Williams reportedly wondered aloud in the book. "I don't think I can do it with (former Bears offensive coordinator Shane) Waldron."
Fans had a large variety of comments under the video, which received over 384 thousand views as of Friday afternoon.
"Caleb Williams is everything everyone thinks Shedeur is," one fan said.
"Caleb Williams is a bust," another said.
"It's not even Caleb, it's his dad saying everything," another said.
"He's wrong. Him defending (former Bears coach) Matt Eberflus shows he's wrong on the situation," another fan said.
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"This has not been a good offseason for Caleb," another added, furthering the lightning rod narrative surrounding the Chicago signal caller.
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