He hasn’t done that, but he has a chance to cross one item off that list. Next week against the Packers he can become the first Bears quarterback to start every game in a 17-game season, and the first Bears passer to start every game in a season of any length since Jay Cutler did it in 2009.

Caleb Williams is embarking on a crucial rookie season, trying to lean on a veteran Chicago Bears team as he navigates the highs and lows that come with development in the NFL.

Caleb Williams was supposed to be the franchise quarterback the Chicago Bears literally waited 100 years for when team selected him with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Williams’ mere arrival in Chicago was miraculous by itself: the pick was acquired via a trade with the Carolina Panthers a year earlier,