Football fans are ripping on Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams after getting honest about his emotions during a challenging rookie year.
The first-overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft had a fine statistical rookie year on a mediocre Bears team, completing 62.5 percent of pass attempts for 3,541 yards, 20 touchdowns and six interceptions.
But Williams didn’t get much help from his teammates or coaching staff, to say the very least. He was sacked a league-high 68 times, and head coach Matt Eberflus was fired after Chicago dropped eight of its first 12 games.
During an interview with Esquire, Caleb Williams admitted that he shed “a few tears” at home following some frustrating losses in his rookie year. However, the USC product kept a positive outlook and is using those losses as a learning experience:
“When I got home, I got in my bed. I just dropped a few tears. And I was just so beat-up mentally, physically, spiritually. I think those losses were pretty important for me and my growth.
To go on a losing streak, to be in this position and be at the helm of it, was definitely important for me. Just being able to see how I need to be when times are bad…I’m going to work my tail off to never be in that situation again.”
Heartbreaking: Bears star QB Caleb Williams says that he cried after games this past season:
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) April 15, 2025
“I’ll be honest with you, I’ve never lost this much… when I got home, I got in my bed. I just dropped tears.”
No one cares more about winning than Caleb 😔💔 pic.twitter.com/PoqGL3W5Cq
Some football fans, however, weren’t pleased with Williams getting brutally honest about his emotions.
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“I’m fairly certain that some Bears fans care more than he does about winning,” a user quipped.
I’m fairly certain that some Bears fans care more than he does about winning.
— KS (@Shamrock2232) April 15, 2025
“Man he’s so easy to hate lmao,” one fan wrote.
Man he’s so easy to hate lmao
— Marc Colcer (@marccolcer) April 15, 2025
“Brother cries at every minor inconvenience in life 😂 just wait till bears fans turn on him in year 3 when he’s still buns,” said a user.
Brother cries at every minor inconvenience in life 😂 just wait till bears fans turn on him in year 3 when he’s still buns
— TitletownTalks (@TitleTownTalks) April 15, 2025
“There’s no crying in football,” another commented.
There's no crying in football
— Aone (@BDegen247) April 15, 2025
“SOFT. That is why we is a bust as of now. That is why i didn’t like him at USC,” wrote a fan.
SOFT. That is why we is a bust as of now. That is why i didn't like him at USC.
— David B Bell (@DavidBBell1) April 16, 2025
“Yeah he’s a bust.. I’ll stand by that…keep those receipts too!” another fan said.
Yeah he's a bust.. I'll stand by that…keep those receipts too!
— Mike Griffin (@mikejade55) April 15, 2025
We live in a time where people are being encouraged to open up about their emotions, feelings and mental health more than ever instead of bottling it up. Regardless of what some internet trolls said, Williams feels no shame in being fully honest.
Bears Have Put Caleb Williams In A Position To Break Out In 2025
The good news for Williams is that GM Ryan Poles wasted little time trying to rebuild this club into a winner. Chicago brought in former Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, the top candidate in this year’s hiring cycle, to take over as the new head coach.
Chicago also bolstered their offensive line by acquiring Joe Thuney and Jonah Jackson in the trade market and signing veteran center Drew Dalman. With a qualified head coach and a rebuilt pass protection unit up front, the pieces are there for Williams ad the Bears to emerge as playoff contenders in 2025.
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