Bears’ Jaylon Johnson warns Caleb Williams: Leave the ‘Hollywood stuff’ behind
NY Post
Chicago isn’t Hollywood.
And Bears veteran Jaylon Johnson wants USC’s Caleb Williams, the Bears’ presumed 2024 starting quarterback, to remember that, should he be selected first overall by Chicago in the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft.
“You just humble your stuff coming into the building. You can’t bring that Hollywood stuff into the building, especially with guys who played this game at a high level for consecutive years in the league,” Johnson said on “Up & Adams” on Thursday. “What you did in college, the Hollywood, it’s like ‘Nah, you gotta prove yourself. That stuff like that doesn’t matter.’ You gotta get to know him too.
“I think there’s a fine line between trying to prove a point to him but also getting to know him. At the end of the day, we want him to be the absolute best he can be. That’s what we’re bringing him in for, to win games. Truly just learning who he is as a person and learning him deeper than just all the Hollywood stuff you see, but actually trying to learn and get to know him and then knowing from there what pushes him.”
The Bears have long had quarterback issues — think Justin Fields, Mitch Trubisky — but they are hoping their franchise quarterback drought will finally end with Williams.
Williams won the 2022 Heisman Trophy and amassed prolific numbers with the Trojans, and his dual-threat abilities should set him up for success in today’s NFL.
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