Just 10 days earlier, Bears quarterback Caleb Williams had been pranked into believing his team had hired Johnson, when a group of teenagers sent him an official-looking text message pretending to be the former Lions offensive coordinator.

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams began his rookie season with as much hype as any player who's ever worn a Bears uniform. And while his 2024 season wasn't a failure by any measure, it wasn't,

Williams is excited for his new head coach, who wants to make sure the new playbook is "calibrated" for the quarterback.