When Caleb Williams got drafted by the Chicago Bears, there was this whole hype around him. Now that Williams is in the Bears locker room, he is making waves, and they’re not the good type of waves. This one came as a shocker for the Caleb Williams’ fans from his collegiate career since he hardly ever got called something like “not going to go well.”
Matt McChesney, the CU Buffs alum, gave his honest verdict on the little situation that Caleb Williams found himself in recently at the Bears locker room. The rookie QB, who is yet to see some action on the gridiron as a Chicago Bears QB, advised the veteran players in the locker room to “clean up after themselves.” This ticked off the Bears veteran Amari Toomer in particular, making him give Williams the title of “Russell Wilson 2.0.”
“I’ve been here in this locker room for eight years and some rookie is going to come in, who hasn’t played one snap, right, talking you know, wearing the fingernail polish. Now he’s going to come in here and tell me, who’ve been here, who’ve been through the struggle, that I need to clean up? No. Rookie how about you clean up after me,” said an infuriated Toomer. Even McChesney believed that being a rookie, Williams should have just “shut the f*ck up and clean up the locker room.”
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Further, on his show Zero 2 Sixty, McChesney also revealed how, as a rookie, he has to buy 200 double cheeseburgers for his seniors. The only advice McChesney had to give to Williams was to “shut the f*ck up” until he etches himself to become a standout player as a Bear in the NFL. However, this is what just the two of them believe. Other members from the Bears roster beg to differ.
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Caleb Williams sets a leadership example
While Williams’ actions came off as offensive to some, for others it was inspiring. Even before playing a single snap, as Toomer mentioned, Williams is already ensuring that the ship is running tight and things are going smoothly. Through this, Williams also made it clear that he would not mind making things right on his own if he had to, for his team, and that too beyond the football field.
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“We’re all grown men here, right? As we’re going through training camp, we all use the hot tub, we all use the cold tub, we all use the bathroom, and all the areas. We’re getting a little too sloppy…Let’s try to help them out by cleaning up after ourselves,” was the opinion of Bears’ safety Kevin Byard.
So, what do you think? Did Williams overstep a boundary as a rookie or did he set the tone for his QB era to come? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.