Bears select Caleb Williams with No. 1 pick in NFL draft, their latest shot at finding a franchise QB
by Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune
Apr 25, 2024
3 minutes
DETROIT — It’s official: Caleb Williams is a Chicago Bear as the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft.
Football’s worst-kept secret became public a few minutes after 7 p.m. CDT Thursday when the Bears, from their draft room at team headquarters in Lake Forest, sent an electronic message to Hart Plaza 326 miles away. Once that alert was received and the decision transcribed onto a card that was handed to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Williams’ long-awaited moment arrived.
The goal he set at age 10 of becoming the top
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