Bears sign No. 1 pick Caleb Williams to four-year deal |
QB1 has signed!
The Chicago Bears have agreed to terms with No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams on a four-year deal through the end of the 2027 season. The deal is fully guaranteed at $39.49 million and includes a $25.5 million signing bonus. The deal includes a team option for 2028 for the rookie starting quarterback. Williams won the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, and Walter Camp Award as a sophomore at USC in 2022. Bears training camp kicks off for veterans on Friday, and rookies report today. The team's first practice is scheduled for Saturday. Bears bio on Williams: The Bears selected USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the first overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft. The Bears acquired the first overall selection after completing a trade with the Carolina Panthers in 2023. In exchange for Chicago's 2023 first-round pick, the Bears received Carolina's 2023 first- and second-round picks, a 2024 first-round pick, a 2025 second-round pick and wide receiver DJ Moore. A 6-1, 215 pounder, Williams comes to Chicago following a two-year stay in Los Angeles after transferring from Oklahoma. He compiled an 18-8 record as a starter at USC while completing 599-of-888 (67.5%) passes for 8,170 yards with 72 touchdowns. He also rushed 212 times for 503 yards with 21 touchdowns. The Washington, D.C. native won the 2022 Heisman Trophy after setting multiple single-season school records, becoming USC's eighth winner of college football's most prestigious award. Over his three years at USC and Oklahoma, Williams was responsible for 11,042 yards and an FBS-high 120 touchdowns. He is one of 87 players in FBS history with 10,000 yards of offense and 100 touchdowns, but the only one to commit fewer than 20 turnovers (19). Williams leaves college with a career 6.6 touchdown-to-interception ratio, the second-best mark in the FBS in 25 years (min. 1,000 attempts). One is done: Chicago’s No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams is signing a four-year, fully-guaranteed contract worth $39 million that includes a $25.5 million signing bonus and a fifth-year team option, per sources. pic.twitter.com/O6v4m10LNc SIGNED 😎 pic.twitter.com/mQvuHT1x5I
