There have been several moments this morning where I’ve pinched myself to make sure I wasn’t dreaming.
It turns out last night wasn’t a dream. The Chicago Bears are so, so, sooooo back.
Here it is. The moment Caleb Williams joined the Chicago Bears:
The first pick is in! Caleb Williams, YOU are a Chicago Bear. 🐻@CALEBcsw | @ChicagoBears
📺: #NFLDraft on NFLN/ESPN/ABC
📱: Stream on #NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/O7D6ZIZspL— NFL (@NFL) April 26, 2024
“The Chicago Bears select Caleb Williams. Quarterback, Southern California.”
https://twitter.com/CALEBcsw/status/1783863213378928813
In the Dragon Ball Z x #NFLDraft Project, Caleb Williams is Super Saiyan 3 Goku. Both rare and do things their way whether you like it or not. Both want to face the best, but approach fighting differently than most. It takes a lot of energy to be them but their game is polished. pic.twitter.com/zbooukotvb— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) April 25, 2024
The Chicago Bears’ new pairing of USC quarterback Caleb Williams and Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze unfolded in a series of scenes over the last month resembling a football teammate meet-cute.
The move script goes like this: Odunze, a longtime fan of Bears great Devin Hester, secures a predraft training session with Williams, the franchise’s next great hope at quarterback.
The two, who played against each other in college, meet again on their flight to Detroit for the NFL draft, snap a photo together and post it on social media. They see each other on the elevator a few times around the draft. Then, on the night the Bears draft Williams with the first pick, Odunze serendipitously falls to No. 9, at which the Bears hold another pick.
Dreams to reality for @RomeOdunze pic.twitter.com/ChkPAktEej
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) April 26, 2024
https://twitter.com/ChicagoBears/status/1783656329434853785
https://twitter.com/ChicagoBears/status/1783660888483832305
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Luis C. Medina
Luis C. Medina, who you can find on Twitter at lcm1986, has been covering the Chicago Bears at Bleacher Nation since 2017. Since then, he has written about 3 head coaches, 5 play-callers, and 11 starting quarterbacks. Previously, Luis wrote about the Cubs and MLB at BN (2015-16) and worked in the Chicago Tribune sports department (2011-16). He also co-hosted a Cubs postgame show, Outside the Ivy, in 2019.