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Caleb Williams settles into his new Bears home during rookie minicamp: ‘It’s really effortless for him’

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams throws passes during rookie minicamp at Halas Hall on Friday, May 10, 2024, in Lake Forest, Illinois.

CHICAGO — In the two weeks since the Chicago Bears drafted Caleb Williams with the No. 1 pick, the rookie quarterback has been a celebrity about town. He went with a group of team veterans to a Cubs game at Wrigley Field and sat courtside with wide receivers Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze at a Sky game.

He even was photographed pushing a shopping cart at a local Target, an image that popped up all over social media and made him laugh because of the funny way he was walking. Williams said he was procuring “all the small things that I needed” as he settles into his new life in the Chicago area.

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