Caleb Williams has dominated headlines following a report from ESPN's Seth Wickersham where last year's first overall pick initially considered extreme measures to avoid being drafted by the Chicago Bears. It eventually became a non-issue once Williams accepted playing for the Bears, but the discussion has continued.

A former NFL player took the story on Seth Wickersham's book as gospel truth and found reasons to fire a salvo at the Bears quarterback during a WSCR interview.

Caleb Williams’ dad didn’t want him to get drafted to the Bears because “Chicago is the place quarterbacks go to die,” he said in a new book.

We examined the most insane tidbits about Caleb Williams and his initial plans to avoid being drafted by the Bears in 2024.

The Bears are expected to be much better in 2025, but can they do that without significant growth from Caleb Williams?

According to ESPN's Seth Wickersham in his new book "American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback", Williams father Carl described Chicago as "the place quarterbacks go to die" while Caleb Williams told his inner-circle before the draft "I don't think I can do it with [former Bears offensive coordinator Shane] Waldron."

Those quotes were from Caleb Williams and his father, Carl. Seth interviewed both of them for his book, and they were both quite open about the process of being drafted by the Chicago Bears.

Caleb Williams and Jared Goff play QB quite differently, but each had similar struggles as rookie top picks. Now Williams can follow Goff's path