Chicago Bears tight end Marcedes Lewis has high praise for rookie quarterback Caleb Williams, likening him to Green Bay Packers legend Aaron Rodgers.
**Caleb Williams' NFL debut with the Chicago Bears is among the most anticipated moments of the 2024 season, and the No. 1 pick is already wowing his teammates.** One of those teammates is veteran tight end Marcedes Lewis, who compared the rookie signal-caller to a loathed nemesis of Chicago.
"I didn't know what to expect coming in. I didn't have any expectations for how composed he'd [Williams] be, how he'd act. This guy wants to be great. If he doesn't do something 100% correct, he's correcting himself. He can make every throw, a little Aaron Rodgers-esque," Lewis said on the latest edition of "All Facts No Brakes."
Caleb Williams Draws Aaron Rodgers Comparisons from Veteran Teammate
**Lewis' comparison to Rodgers is significant, given the Packers' historic dominance over the Bears.** Rodgers has faced the Bears 30 times in his career, including starting 25 of those games, and has a staggering 25-5 record against his division rivals. Rodgers has thrown for over 300 yards in 14 of those games and has 63 total touchdowns, including five rushing touchdowns, against the Bears.
**While Williams is still in his infancy as an NFL quarterback, Lewis believes he has the potential to be a special player.** "He's just different. I'm looking forward to him going out there and competing and showing everybody what he's been working on because, even within this first week, he's doing things that you don't see from a young guy. "The sky's the limit for him. He asks all the right questions. He's a leader, naturally. He doesn't walk around acting like he knows it all. I'm impressed so far."
**Williams, whom Chicago selected with the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft out of USC, was the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner and had a tremendous collegiate career split between the Trojans and Oklahoma Sooners.** Over his two-year stint at USC (2022-23), Williams averaged 4,085 passing yards, 36 passing touchdowns, 10.5 rushing touchdowns, five interceptions, and a 169.2 passer rating per season, while completing 67.5% of his passes.
**The Bears have a new offensive coordinator in former Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, who replaced Luke Getsy.** Waldron & Co. aim to help Williams become the first Bears quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards in the regular season; Erik Kramer's 3,838-yard 1995 campaign stands as the franchise record.
**Williams and the Bears play the Houston Texans on Thursday in this year's Hall of Fame Game,** but the bulk of Chicago's starters, including Williams, won't play.
