HELLO.
MY GUY.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
THIS IS COACH.
I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
THIS DAY IS GOING TO GO DOWN
AS AN ICONIC DAY IN BEARS'
HISTORY, AND WE ARE GOING TO
TURN THIS CYCLE ON ITS HEAD.
YOU GOT IT, MAN.
I AM SUPER EXCITED FOR YOU.
YOU REALIZE YOUR DREAM TO BEING
THE FIRST PICK IN THE NFL DRAFT.
THAT'S SO COOL.
BUT I'M MORE EXCITED ABOUT OUR
FOOTBALL TEAM STARTING THIS
PROCESS IN ACHIEVING OUR NEXT
GOAL.
AND I WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW,
BROTHER.
SEE YOU TOMORROW.
WITH THE FIRST PICK OF THE
2024 NFL DRAFT, THE
CHICAGO BEARS SELECT CALEB
WILLIAMS.
CALEB WILLIAMS, THE FIRST
OVERALL PICK IN THE NFL DRAFT.
HIS TALENT IS UNDENIABLE.
FOR BEARS FANS, YES, HE'S ABOUT
TO PUT A BEARS HAT ON AND
INTRODUCED HIMSELF TO THE WORLD
AND HAD TO MICHIGAN AVENUE.
WHEN THE NFL WAS
CREATED, THE CHICAGO BEARS
ROCKETED PRO FOOTBALL INTO THE
NATION'S SPOTLIGHT.
THE BEARS, THE WORLD
CHAMPIONS.
NICKNAMED THE MONSTERS OF THE
MIDWAY...
THE BEARS TRANSFORMED THE
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
THE CHICAGO BEARS SELECT
CALEB WILLIAMS.
CHICAGO.
HOME OF THE BLUES,
DEEP DISH PIZZA,
AND LAKESIDE SUMMERS.
ON THE FOURTH OF JULY, THE
COUNTRY CLUB DOES FIREWORKS
RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S AWESOME.
WHEN WE FIRST GOT HERE, WE
DECIDED TO HAVE A WELCOME BACK
PARTY.
GET EVERYBODY TOGETHER, SEE
EVERYBODY AFTER BEING GONE FROM
VACATION.
THIS SUMMER.
ALL SPORTS, LACROSSE.
LACROSSE.
HOW WAS ITALY?
IT WAS GREAT.
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE SPOT?
I WOULD SAY LAKE COMO.
YOU CAN'T BEAT THE VIEW.
I HAVEN'T HAD THAT MOMENT YET
WHERE I HAVE BEEN LIKE, IT'S
TIME FOR YOU TO GO BACK TO WORK.
SHE HASN'T GOT SICK OF ME
YET.
NOT AT ALL.
DAD, DID YOU SEE THAT.
SAME EXACT, SHOES.
PANTS.
EXCEPT HE LOOKS LIKE A
QUARTERBACK.
THERE'S A NEW SENSE
OF STYLE IN TOWN.
FROM FASHION TO FAST RIDES,
THE BEARS ARE
CHANGING THINGS UP.
I GOT THE CALL ON WEDNESDAY.
THE FIRST TIME I DROVE MY GOT A
LOT OF HEAD TURNS.
LOOKING FORWARD TO DRIVING
AROUND, HOPEFULLY TAKE IT TO THE
CITY FOR A PRESEASON GAME.
AREN'T REALLY SURE WHAT WE
CAN DO THIS YEAR.
BRING IT ALL TOGETHER IN THIS
CAMP.
I THINK WE HAVE ALL THE RIGHT
PIECES TO BE SOMETHING SPECIAL,
TO BE SOMETHING DANGEROUS.
THEY'VE GOT A LITTLE FOOTBALL
GAME GOING ON.
APPARENTLY THERE IS NO WANT
TO RUSH THE QUARTERBACK.
LOOK HOW MUCH TIME HE'S GOT.
2.5 SECONDS BEFORE HE'S GOT
TO GET RID OF THE BALL.
THE BEARS HAVE
A DEEP CONNECTION TO THIS CITY.
THEIR PAW PRINTS
ARE ALL OVER TOWN,
EVEN WRIGLEY FIELD,
WHERE TIGHT END COLE KMET
WILL THROW OUT TODAY'S
FIRST PITCH.
ARE THE NERVES HITTING?
YOU FEELING GOOD?
I THINK I'M FEELING PRETTY
GOOD.
FIRST TIME DOING IT.
I'VE GOT TO RIP IT.
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO THROW AS
HARD AS THEY CAN, THEY HOLD ON
TO IT.
YOU DON'T WANT THAT.
THEY'VE GOT THE MASCOT TOO.
I LIKE IT.
PLEASE WELCOME CHICAGO NATIVE
AND CHICAGO BEARS TIGHT END,
COLE KMET.
I'LL TAKE IT.
APPRECIATE YOU.
OUTSIDE CORNER.
THAT WAS GOOD.
NICE.
VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD.
FROM THE MOUND.
ANYBODY IN CHICAGO
CAN TAKE THE EL, BUT WHAT THEY
REALLY WANT ARE Ws.
THE HARD WORK TO GET THEM
THE OPENING OF THE BEARS'
105TH TRAINING CAMP.
ROOKIE OR VET,
THE MISSION IS THE SAME.
AND IT STARTS WITH READING FROM
THE SAME PLAYBOOK.
WINNING DOESN'T MAKE YOU A
WINNER.
LOSING DOESN'T MAKE YOU A LOSER.
WHEN HE HABITS MAKES YOU A
WINNER.
LOSING HABITS MAKES YOU A LOSER.
SET A GOAL TO BE 1 OF 32.
THE BEST AT YOUR POSITION THE
BEST.
RIGHT?
IF IT'S A LONG SNAPPER, TICKER,
CENTER, NICKEL, CORNER,
LINEBACKER, WHATEVER IT IS.
MAKE A DECISION TO DO IT.
LOOK AT THE GUYS IN THE PAST
THAT WERE THE BEST IN YOUR
POSITION.
YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD OF WALTER
PAYTON RUNNING UP AND DOWN THE
HILLS?
JERRY RICE DOING HIS THING,
RIGHT?
FIND OUT WHAT THEY DID.
YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE ACTION DAILY.
DAY IN AND DAY OUT.
THAT'S THE GRINDER.
YOU GUYS ARE ALL GRINDERS.
OKAY.
15 MINUTES AROUND THE FIELD,
LET'S GO.
ALL THE BEARS ARE
READY TO GRIND, BUT THE WORD
FROM PEOPLE WHO KNOW IS THAT ONE
OF THEM MIGHT BE CAPABLE OF MUCH
MORE.
A ONCE-IN-A-GENERATION JEWEL
WITH THE TALENT TO MATCH
THE HYPE.
BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE CHI-TOWN
HAS INTRODUCED SOMETHING LIKE
THAT.
WE ARE TALKING FIRST TIME IN
40 YEARS THEY'VE HAD A REAL,
TRUE QUARTERBACK.
THEY ARE THE ONLY FRANCHISE
IN THE NFL THAT'S NEVER HAD A
QUARTERBACK THROW FOR 4,000 PLUS YARDS.
THE EXCITEMENT LEVEL IS
MOUNTING FOR CALEB IN CHICAGO IN
A BEARS UNIFORM.
100 OUT OF 100 HE'S GOING TO
BE THE BEST BEARS QUARTERBACK
EVER.
CALEB WILLIAMS HAS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TO BE THE BIGGEST
THING IN CHICAGO SINCE
MICHAEL JORDAN.
AND NOW, THE STARTING LINEUP
FOR YOUR CHICAGO BEARS!
FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AT
QUARTERBACK, 6'1".
CALEB WILLIAMS!
GO, GO, GO, GO.
WHOO!
THERE'S A REASON
FOR ALL THE HYPE.
THE KID'S GOT SKILLS.
BUT HE'S STILL A ROOKIE.
THAT CHOICE, YOUR WEIGHT WAS
ON YOUR BACK FOOT.
THE OTHER TWO WERE FIRE.
EVEN THOUGH IF IT'S OFF PLATFORM
YOU STILL GOT TO GET THE WEIGHT
FORWARD.
MASTERING THE HIGHS
AND LOWS OF TRAINING CAMP IS
PART OF THE ROOKIE EXPERIENCE.
SO IS ENDURING ONE OF ITS MOST
CHARACTER-TESTING TRADITIONS.
GO, GO, GO.
CALEB WILLIAMS WENT TO USC
AND OKLAHOMA.
FIGHT ON.
SIGNING BONUS.
25.5.
AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, WE ARE
ALL OLD ENOUGH, I WOULD SAY
PREVENTS DO THE THING.
COME NOW!
COME ON NOW!
♪ OH ♪
THIS AIN'T NO HONEYMOON.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
BE ABLE TO CARRY A TUNE TO CARRY
A TEAM.
CALEB WILLIAMS KNOW HIS JOB,
AND HE'S WORKING TO GET BETTER
AT IT.
IN TERMS OF YOUR PROGRESSION,
WHERE YOU WANTED TO BE AT THIS
POINT HERE IN CAMP.
UM, I THINK I'M ON TRACK TO
BE READY.
EXACTLY WHERE I NEED TO BE AND
WHEREWHERE THEY WANT ME TO BE.
I'M EXCITED.
THE REPS ARE ALWAYS PARAMOUNT.
GOOD BALL PLACEMENT.
ESPECIALLY FOR A YOUNG GUY
LIKE MYSELF.
GOOD JOB, BABY.
EVERY DAY I WAKE UP AND LEARN
SOMETHING NEW.
TO THINK THAT NOT TOO LONG AGO I
DIDN'T KNOW REALLY ANYTHING
ABOUT THIS OFFENSE AND NOW I
KNOW A LOT MORE THAN I DID THEN.
ONE MORE TIME.
OBVIOUSLY THERE'S GOING TO BE
CHALLENGING TIMES.
IT'S NOT COMING QUICKER OR
SLOWER THAN I EXPECTED.
IT'S MORE OR LESS JUST MYSELF.
WHEN I GO OUT ON THE FIELD, I
EXPECT TO NOT MESS UP.
IT'S HOW I AM.
SO WHEN I DO, IT'S FRUSTRATING.
ON ♪ ♪
A YOUNG ROOKIE, HAVING TO
RESPOND TO THOSE MISTAKES, I
KNOW IT'S PREPARED ME FOR THESE
PRESEASON GAMES COMING UP.
AND OBVIOUSLY I GO OVER THE
DEFENSE EVERY DAY.
THEY MAKE IT TOUGH ON ME.
♪ WE DON'T KNOW WHICH WAY TO
GO ♪
♪ BECAUSE WE ARE ORDINARY
PEOPLE ♪
♪ MAYBE WE SHOULD TAKE IT SLOW ♪
♪ TAKE IT SLOW, OH, OH ♪
♪ IT'S TIME TO TAKE IT SLOW ♪
SPEAK OF THESE MISTAKES, THESE
GOOD AND BAD DAYS I'M HAVING, I
KNOW IT'S HOW YOU RESPOND AND
REACT TO THOSE FRUSTRATING TIMES
IS
WHEN YOU GROW AND GET BETTER.
YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH HARD
TO BE GOOD.
CALEB IS LEARNING THAT SKILL
SET.
DID YOU SEE THE ONE THAT WE
DROPPED BACK TO TAMPA.
FURTHER DOWN THE SIDELINE.
HE'LL FIGURE IT OUT AND HE
DOES.
HE DOES FIGURE IT OUT.
WE CHALLENGE HIM EVERY DAY WITH
THE DEFENSE, WITH THE LOOKS, THE
INSTALL.
HE HAS ACCEPTED EVERY CHALLENGE
AND HE'S RISING TO THE OCCASION.
I THINK IT'S VERY HELPFUL FOR
HIM.
HE SAID WE HAVEN'T TALKED
OVER THAT PART.
HOW DO WE GET TO SEE THAT
BACKSIDE SAFETY?
HE'S A ROOKIE AND HE'S
SOAKING ALL THE SIN.
IT'S--
HE'S SOAKING ALL OF THIS IN.
IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD.
I'VE GOT YOU.
HERE WE GO!
I'LL BE BETTER.
LET'S FOCUS IN.
I'LL BE BETTER.
THERE IT IS.
GOT HIM.
OH OH, YEAH, TOUCHDOWN.
TOUCHDOWN, GOOD.
SAME GROUP.
11-11.
THIS IS TIME ON TASK.
YOU JUST PROVED IT FOR THE FIRST
SEVEN PRACTICES, YOU GOT FROM
HERE AND NOW YOU'RE HERE.
AND NOW FROM HERE, WE JUST NEED
TO KEEP GOING UP.
WE ARE GETTING 213 REPS
OFFENSIVELY AND DEFENSIVELY
TODAY.
IT'S STRONG TO BE ABLE TO WIRE
IT IN.
I CHANGED THE SET UP BECAUSE OF
YOU.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE GETTING
THE REPS.
THAT TO ME, YOU MADE LEAPS AND
BOUNDS.
IN SEVEN PRACTICES, WHICH IS
GREAT.
SOME OF IT, PUTTING WHERE I
WANT TO OBVIOUSLY CAN ALWAYS
BE--
I CAN ALWAYS BE BETTER IN THAT
ASPECT.
AND YOU HAVE.
IT'S NIGHT AND DAY.
GOT TO MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT.
SOUNDS GOOD.
THERE'S A BOND
GROWING BETWEEN EBERFLUS
AND WILLIAMS.
THAT'S A GOOD THING.
A STRONG RELATIONSHIP CAN TAKE
A TEAM A LONG WAY.
IT CAN EVEN LAST A LIFETIME.
HEY, GUYS.
YOU GUYS GOOD.
HEY, COACH.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
I THINK HE KNOWS I COACH
DBs.
I SAID WHAT'S THE BEST DB COACH?
I WAS A HITTER.
IN 1990, COLLEGE
LEGEND NICK SABAN GOT HIS FIRST
HEAD COACHING JOB AT TOLEDO,
WHERE HIS HEAVY HITTER WAS A
LINEBACKER NAMED MATT EBERFLUS,
NUMBER 90.
SABAN HAS WON SEVEN NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS.
HE KNOWS THE SCORE.
HERE'S MY THEORY ON WHY NFL
QUARTERBACKS FAIL AT SUCH A
DRAMATIC RATE.
TO MAKE THE EXPECTATIONS ARE A
KILLER.
THIS KID YOU'VE GOT, THIS KID
HAS GOT SO MUCH MEDIA, SO MUCH
HEIGHT, SO MUCH EXPECTATION ON
DOING WELL AND HE HAS TO DEVELOP
SO QUICKLY TO MEET THE
EXPECTATIONS THAT EVERYBODY HAS
FOR HIM, IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.
THERE IS A DEVELOPMENT PHASE.
FIRST YEAR AS ROOKIES,
SECOND-YEAR AND THIRD YEAR,
THEY'VE GOT IT.
I THINK THAT'S THE BIGGEST
THING YOU'VE GOT TO WORRY ABOUT
FOR A QUARTERBACK.
BECAUSE THE EXPECTATIONS ARE A
KILLER, BUT YET, TO USE YOUR
WORD, DEVELOPMENT IS THE KEY FOR
HIM.
YOU KNOW, LIKE PEYTON MANNING,
28 INTERCEPTIONS WHEN HE WAS A
ROOKIE, THAN MOST IN HISTORY.
LOOKS TO THROW.
INTERCEPTED.
IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
PUT THE NAIL ON IT.
IT DIDN'T AFFECT HIM.
IT'S LIKE THE SCOREBOARD.
THE SCOREBOARD DON'T MEAN
ANYTHING UNTIL THE GAME IS OVER.
HOW IS CALEB LOOKING?
HOW WAS THE OFFENSE COMING
TOGETHER?
CALEB WILLIAMS, HOW DO YOU
THINK IS GOING TO DO?
HUMAN NATURE IS TO BE
AVERAGE, TO SURVIVE, NOT TO WIN
A CHAMPIONSHIP AND NOT TO BE THE
BEST YOU CAN BE.
IT'S NONE OF THOSE THINGS.
WE THINK AS COACHES JUST BECAUSE
A GUY'S A GOOD ATHLETE, HE WANTS
ALL OF THAT.
EVERY NOW AND THEN, YOU GET A
GUY WHO'S GOT ALL THE RIGHT
STUFF WAS A GREAT LEADER AND
DOES EVERYTHING RIGHT.
YOU WERE THAT WAY AS A PLAYER.
BUT THERE'S NOT VERY MANY GUYS
LIKE THAT.
WE'VE GOT TO MAKE THEM THAT WAY.
DO YOU DO ANYTHING SPECIAL
WITH THE QUARTERBACK?
I ALWAYS STOOD BEHIND THE
QUARTERBACK.
I ALWAYS WANTED TO HEAR THEIR
VERSION OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING.
TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE.
I AM CONVERTING THE OPERATION
THERE, RIGHT?
I WAS NEVER NEGATIVE WITH
THEM.
IN FRONT OF THE REST OF THE TEAM
TEAM.
THE WINDOWS CLOSED TOO FAST.
IT WAS ALWAYS MORE EFFECTIVE
TO ME TO SHOW THEM THAT IT WAS
TO TELL THEM.
WHEN YOU RESET RIGHT HERE,
CALEB, YOUR LEFT FOOT, YOU ARE
DAMN NEAR SQUARED UP SO YOU CAN
THROW ANYTHING FROM HERE TO HEAR
BUT WHEN YOU RESET, KEEP THAT
INCO ALIGNMENT, HIP ALIGNMENT.
THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT
PRACTICE.
RESET.
YOUR POSITION IS HARD TO PLAY
IF THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU DON'T
PLAY WELL SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING
TO DO TO ENHANCE THAT?
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET THE
PLAYERS AROUND YOU TO PLAY WELL?
YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE GOOD WORK
ETHIC.
YOU'VE GOT TO OVERCOME
ADVERSITY.
REINFORCE POSITIVE PERFORMANCE
FROM THE OTHER PLAYERS.
YOU CAN'T BE A TRANSACTIONAL
LEADER.
THIS IS WHERE A LOT OF ATHLETES
ARE.
IT'S ALL RESULT BASED.
IF THE PLAY WORKS, IT'S GREAT.
IF IT DOESN'T WORK, IT'S
TERRIBLE.
WELL, THAT AIN'T REALLY HOW IT
IS.
BEING A TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADER
IS TRYING TO SERVE OTHER PEOPLE.
YOU'RE TRYING TO HELP THEM FOR
THEIR BENEFIT.
AND YOU HAVE A VISION FOR WHAT
YOU WANT TO ACCOMPLISH AND WHAT
YOUR VIEW OF THE OFFENSE SHOULD
BE AND YOU'RE GOING TO TRY TO
INSPIRE THE PEOPLE TO HELP YOU
DO THAT.
THAT WAS NASTY.
I DON'T KNOW HOW HE DID THAT.
YOU'VE GOT TO BE SOMEBODY
THAT SOMEBODY CAN EMULATE.
GOT THE KEYS TO IT.
USE IT, DRIVE.
GROOMING SOMEONE
FOR SUCCESS IS PART OF A COACH'S
JOB AND PART OF THE LARGER
GLOW-UP FOR THE 2024 BEARS.
SAME THING TODAY?
YEAH.
HOW IS THE BEARD LENGTH?
DOWN TO A 3.
DO YOU WANT TO SMOOTH IT OUT.
HOW IS THE OVERALL LENGTH ON THE
TOP?
TAKE A LITTLE BIT OFF.
I TRUST YOU.
EBERFLUS WAS ONCE
THE CLEAN-SHAVEN DEFENSIVE
COORDINATOR FOR THE INDIANAPOLIS
COLTS.
IN 2022, HE WAS HIRED AS
THE HEAD COACH OF THE BEARS,
A FRANCHISE IN DESPERATE NEED OF
A MAKEOVER.
YES, SIR.
NICE TO SEE YOU.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE JOB.
HOPE YOU DO WELL.
LET'S GO, FELLAS.
EVERY PLAY IS YOUR PLAY TO MAKE.
LET'S GO.
INTO THE END ZONE!
YEAH!
AFTER A ROUGH FIRST
SEASON, THE BEARS LOOKED A WHOLE
LOT BETTER LAST YEAR.
BUT WHEN IT CAME TO IMPROVING
HIS LOOK, SOMEONE ELSE
CALLED THE SHOTS.
AFTER THE SEASON WAS OVER AND
HE FINALLY HAD SOME TIME OFF, HE
DIDN'T SHAVE FOR A COUPLE DAYS
BECAUSE HE WASN'T GOING INTO THE
OFFICE.
HE STARTED GROWING A BEARD.
I'M LIKE, I REALLY LIKE THAT.
THEN I GOT THIS GREAT IDEA THAT
I'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING WITH
YOUR HAIR.
INSPIRATION FROM KELLY.
SHE SENT ME PICTURES.
RYAN REYNOLDS.
A COUPLE DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT WAS IN
LATE JANUARY COME EARLY
FEBRUARY, PEOPLE ARE STILL
TALKING ABOUT IT.
MY WIFE, SHE LIKED IT AND
THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT CRITIC
FOR ME.
IF SHE LIKES IT, THAT I'M GOING
TO KEEP IT.
HE THINKS HE LOOKS COOL NOW.
I THINK HE LOOKS COOL TOO.
GOOD.
IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
THANK YOU, MAN.
ARE WE GOING TO LET OWENS GO
TO PARIS?
YES.
WHY DID THAT GET THE
THUMBS UP?
WE RESPECT THE OLYMPICS.
IT'S A BIG DEAL.
HE IS SUPPORTING THE ONE HE
LOVES THE MOST AND I THINK
THAT'S SO COOL THAT HE GETS TO
DO THAT.
GO, USA.
"OWENS" IS SAFETY
JONATHAN OWENS AND HE'S BEING
EXCUSED FROM CAMP FOR GOOD
REASON.
I WILL BE HERE AND PRACTICE
ON THE 29TH.
YOU'RE GOING TO MISS 9, 10,
11 AND THEN HLF AND THEN YOU'LL
BE BACK FOR THE 12.
HE'S HEADED TO THE
OLYMPICS.
TAKE YOUR iPAD.
WE WILL SEND THEM TO YOU.
NOT TO COMPETE,
BUT TO SUPPORT HIS WIFE,
GYMNAST SIMONE BILES.
ARE YOU GOING TO PARIS?
THAT'S BIG.
THAT'S THE SUPER BOWL.
THAT IS GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL.
IT'S GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL
EXPERIENCE.
PRETTY MUCH ALL PACKED UP
NOW.
MAKE SURE I'VE GOT A FOOTBALL.
GET OUT OF MY BAG.
NO, HEY.
SIMON SIMONE WILL GET MAD ABOUT THAT.
HAS A LITTLE DIAPER ON
BECAUSE HAS SOME ACCIDENTS
SOMETIMES.
YOU NEED A BATH.
THIS WAS MY DOG WHENEVER ME AND
SIMONE MET.
SHE WAS LIKABLE WOULD YOU DATE A
GIRL WITH THREE DOGS.
I DON'T CARE.
IT'S A SMALL DOG.
MY GOD.
BABE, YOUR PANTS.
DEFINITELY GOING TO HAVE TO
HIT THE LINT ROLLER.
WHAT TIME ARE YOU LEAVING TO
GET TO THE AIRPORT?
PROBABLY ABOUT 10 MINUTES.
YOU HAVE TO CHECK YOUR
PASSPORT THEM ALL THAT STUFF.
CHICAGO IS ALWAYS BUSY.
YEAH.
ARE YOU TAKING A CARRY-ON?
YES, I'LL HAVE MY DUFFEL BAG.
ON THE WAY BACK, EUROPE IS
WEIRD.
YOU KNOW HOW WE DO 3.4 FLUID
OUNCES AND STUFF LIKE THAT, YOU
CAN'T DO THAT ON THE WAY BACK.
THAT'LL MAKE ME SO MAD IF
THEY THREW AWAY MY COLOGNE, OH,
MY GOSH, >> YEAH.
I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.
I LOVE YOU.
SAFE FLIGHT.
THANK YOU.
THERE IT IS.
THE DAY I CAN'T DO THAT IS THE
DAY I THINK I'M LOSING MY
ATHLETICISM.
FLOOR.
I LIKE FLOOR.
YOU CAN SEE HOW POWERFUL SHE HAS
PUT I TRY TO REMEMBER HER
ROUTINE.
IT WILL BE RANDOM TIME SHE'S ON
THE FLOOR AND SHE DOES SOMETHING
AND SHE DOESN'T LIKE THAT AND I
TRY TO BE UP THERE KNOWING THE
BEATS SO I KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
I HAVE SEEN HER DO IT FLAWLESS
SO MANY TIMES.
I AM SITTING THERE WATCHING,
ESPECIALLY WHEN SHE IS ON BEAM,
OH, MY GOSH,.
BEAM TRIPS ME OUT.
THERE'S NO WAY YOU ARE DOING
FLIP'S.
BLIND LANDINGS COME ALL THIS
TYPE OF STUFF.
BUT I REALLY, REALLY LOVE TO
SUPPORT HER AT THE OLYMPICS.
IT'S LIKE A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME
OPPORTUNITY.
A LOT HAS BEEN WRITTEN AND
SET ABOUT SIMON SIMONE BILES.
THEY KEEP SCORE, THE BILES
FAMILY.
THEY KEEP SCORE ON EVERYBODY.
BILES IS STAKING
A CLAIM TO BEING THE GREATEST
ATHLETE ON THE PLANET,
ADDING THREE MORE GOLD MEDALS
WITH HER HUSBAND WATCHING.
THE GREATEST TO EVER DO IT.
FULL'S.
END OF STORY.
THE THRILL OF DOING
YOUR COUNTRY PROUD IS A FEELING
MOST PEOPLE WILL NEVER KNOW.
BUT BACK AT CAMP, ONE ROOKIE IS
GONNA TAKE A SHOT.
HEY, WHO IS NEXT?
THEO.
THE BIG LINEMAN.
HE'S A CANADIAN, RIGHT?
WAIT A MINUTE.
THEO BENEDET.
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA,
CANADA.
SIGNING BONUS 20,000.
SO TO THANK YOU ALL FOR
WELCOMING ME TO YOUR COUNTRY, I
HAVE PREPARED THIS NUMBER.
WHAT IS THIS?
"WE ARE THE WORLD?"
♪ IF TOMORROW ALL MY THINGS
WERE GONE I WORKED FOR IN MY
LIFE ♪
♪ AND I HAD TO START AGAIN WITH
JUST MY CHILDREN AND MY WIFE ♪
♪ I THANK MY LUCKY STARS ♪
♪ TO BE LIVING HERE TODAY ♪
♪ WHERE THE FLAG STILL STANDS
FOR FREEDOM AND THEY CAN'T TAKE
THAT AWAY ♪
♪ I AM PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN
WHERE AT LEAST I KNOW I'M FREE ♪
♪ AND I WON'T FORGET THE MEN WHO
DIED TO GIVE THAT RIGHT TO ME ♪
♪ AND I GLADLY STAND UP NEXT TO
YOU AND DEFEND HER STILL TODAY ♪
♪ 'CAUSE THERE AIN'T NO DOUBT I
LOVE THIS LAND ♪
♪ GOD BLESS THE USA ♪
I'M NOT GOING DOWN THERE.
I'M NOT GOING UNTIL HE GETS
STRESSED.
THE HIGH FLYING
BIRD OF FREEDOM ON THE SPEEDO
HAS MADE A SPLASH AND A BIT OF
A NAME FOR BIG MAN THEO BENEDET.
EAGLE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING.
YOU'VE GOT A NEW NICKNAME,
EAGLE, THAT'S HIS NICKNAME.
THE CANADIAN EAGLE.
YOU DON'T NEED A NICKNAME.
MY NAME IS TOO SHORT FOR A
NICKNAME.
NO, IT'S TOO COOL.
ROME WASN'T BUILT
IN A DAY, BUT THE BEARS HAVE
GONE ALL IN, CONSTRUCTING
A NEW OFFENSE AS FAST AS THEY
CAN.
THEY SELECTED ROME ODUNZE
WITH THE NINTH OVERALL PICK IN
THE DRAFT.
GOOD BALL.
I COULD HAVE WENT INSIDE BUT
I WENT RIGHT NOW.
IF I STRAIGHTEN HIM UP THAT I
GET THAT SAME SPACE.
IN MARCH, THEY
TRADED FOR KEENAN ALLEN,
WHO'S BEEN TO SIX PRO BOWLS.
KEENAN IS SO FAST.
GETS THE GREEN GRASS SO QUICKLY.
AND LAST YEAR,
THEY GOT D.J. MOORE FROM THE
PANTHERS IN A MEGA-TRADE THAT
ALSO GAVE THE BEARS THE DRAFT
PICK THEY USED TO SELECT
CALEB WILLIAMS.
I WAS TRYING TO SEE IF THAT
WAS CLOSED OR OPEN.
THE WAY IT PLAYED OUT.
FIND GREEN GRASS AND I'LL
FIND YOU.
CALEB IS LEARNING THAT SKILLS
HAVE, HOW THEY RUN CERTAIN TYPE
OF ROUTE CONCEPTS.
HAVING THOSE TWO GUYS WITH THE
ROOKIE QUARTERBACK IS GOING TO
RAISE HIS LEVEL.
I THINK WE ARE COMING
TOGETHER GOOD.
HE'S GETTING COMFORTABLE.
ONCE WE GET ON THAT.
IT MIGHT BE THAT THE SKY'S THE
LIMIT HERE.
THE TRADE WAS
A COUP FOR THE FRONT OFFICE.
AND GENERAL MANAGER RYAN POLES
IS DOUBLING DOWN ON HIS WIN.
HE'S DECIDED ON A CONTRACT
EXTENSION FOR MOORE.
I SAT DOWN AND TALKED TO D.J.
AND SET WE ARE OPENING UP A
CONTRACT.
TWO YEARS LEFT, YOUR GUARANTEES
ARE UP.
THE WHY BEHIND IT IS THE
DEPENDABILITY, DURABILITY,
PRODUCTION HAS BEEN CONSISTENT.
HE CAN PLAY FREE AND TAKE CARE
OF HIS FAMILY, THAT'S WHAT IT'S
ALL ABOUT.
IT'S AN EASY CALL.
LAST SEASON, MOORE CAUGHT
96 PASSES FOR 1,364 YARDS,
FOURTH HIGHEST TOTAL
IN TEAM HISTORY.
TWO MORE YEARS.
'24 ANT '25.
THIS WOULD BE A 4-YEAR
EXTENSION.
HOW MUCH NEW MONEY AND THAT?
110.
OF NEW MONEY?
YEAH.
THE GUARANTEES ARE IN THE 82
RANGE.
IT'S A WIN-WIN.
GREAT JOB ON THIS.
LOOKS LIKE VERY FAIR FOR BOTH
PARTIES.
IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
HE'S DONE EVERYTHING HE SUPPOSED
TO.
DISCREETLY, I DON'T KNOW IF
IT'S POSSIBLE, CAN YOU ASK
COACH IF IT WOULD BE OKAY IF
D.J. CAME UP TO TALK TO HIS
AGENTS WHILE SPECIAL TEAMS ARE
GOING ON?
COME ON IN.
APPRECIATE YOU ALL.
APPRECIATE IT.
CAME A LONG WAY FROM FROM THE
5 MILLION.
SIGNING BONUS.
I WAS JOKING ABOUT IT.
WE ARE GOING TO GO DOWN IN
HISTORY.
IT'S PRETTY COOL THAT THIS IS
THE LARGEST DEAL IN BEARS'
HISTORY.
APPRECIATE IT.
GREAT STUFF.
HO-HUM.
JUST A HUNDRED-MILLION-DOLLAR
DEAL IN THE MIDDLE OF
A PRACTICE,
WITH ENOUGH TIME LEFT FOR THE
HIGHEST PAID BEAR EVER
TO SOAK IT IN.
I JUST PUT PEN TO PAPER.
JUST LIKE, WE DON'T KNOW.
BUT YOU KNOW ME.
I'M GOING TO STILL DO IT.
I'LL GO FLY.
IN THE GAME, THOUGH.
IMAGINE IT GETS POSTPONED.
IS THAT A THING?
I DON'T KNOW.
ME AND KANYE HAVE THE SAME
BIRTHDAY.
IS THAT TOUGH OR NO?
DEPENDS ON THE DAY.
YOU SHARE A BIRTHDAY WITH
ANYBODY?
O.J. SIMPSON.
BOOM!
O.J. SIMPSON AND TOM HANKS.
I WOULD SAY IT IN THAT ORDER
TOO.
EVERY DEPTH CHART
HAS AN ORDER.
RIGHT NOW, THREE QUARTERBACKS
ARE COMPETING FOR
THE TWO SPOTS BEHIND STARTER
CALEB WILLIAMS.
FOR NOW, AUSTIN REED, A ROOKIE;
TYSON BAGENT, IN HIS SECOND
SEASON; AND BRETT RYPIEN IN
HIS SIXTH, ARE DOING MORE
PANTOMIME THAN PLAY-MAKING.
THE REAL REPS ARE MOSTLY
RESERVED FOR WILLIAMS.
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET DOWN
AND GET DOWN PROPERLY.
NOT TAKE THE HITS IF WE DON'T
HAVE TO.
GET DOWN, GET OUT-OF-BOUNDS.
DID YOU PLAY BASEBALL?
NO.
YOUR DESCRIPTION OF A GOOD
SLIDE?
I DON'T HAVE ONE.
I NEVER PLAY BASEBALL.
MAKE SURE MY FEET ARE UP.
NOT GETTING CLEATS STUCK IN THE
GROUND AND THEN SLIDE RIGHT ON
THE I.T. BAND IS MY THING.
THE SLIDE DRILL.
FOR SOME REASON.
YOU HAVE?
I HAVE DONE ONE WHERE I HAD A
SLIP AND SLIDE.
FIND A PLACE TO PUT IT DOWN.
YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP YOUR
CLEATS UP.
LAST DAY OF CAMP, WE SHOULD
BRING THAT BACK OUT.
ANY HOT DAY.
THAT IT FELT PRETTY FANTASTIC
FANTASTIC.
FOOTBALL IN CANTON, OHIO.
BLUE SKIES WITH CLOUDS IN THE
BACKGROUND.
TODAY'S GAME WILL NOT BE
WATERPROOF AS THERE IS PLENTY OF
RAIN SCHEDULED TO FALL,
HOPEFULLY AFTER THE GAME.
NO LIGHTNING DELAYS, PLEASE.
GOOD TO HAVE YOU ALONG DAYS
BEFORE THE ENSHRINEMENT OF STEVE
McMICHAEL, DEVIN HESTER,
JULIUS PEPPERS TAKING PLACE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON IT'S GOING TO
BE QUITE THE MOMENT FOR BEARS
FANS AND THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM
HERE.
THE THREE WORDS THAT WE
TALKED ABOUT.
TRUST.
TRUST YOUR PREPARATION.
TRUST YOUR TEAMMATE.
DO THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE GAME.
BLOCK AND TACKLE AND DO IT
RIGHT.
THE LAST THING IS TOGETHER.
DO IT TOGETHER.
ONE PLAY AT A TIME.
EXECUTION OF ITS HIGHEST RATE.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING TO MY
BROTHER?
THIS IS A COOL STADIUM.
I CAN'T BELIEVE HIGH SCHOOL
PLAYERS PLAY HERE.
I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS SO LONG
AGAIN.
WANT TO THINK OF IT?
TYSON'S LONG HAIR?
I FEEL LIKE IT FITS HIM.
IT'S HIS PERSONALITY.
THE START OF THE 2024 NFL
SEASON AND THERE'S NO ONE ELSE
I'D RATHER RIDE THIS OUT WITH.
TWO QUARTERBACKS OF INTRIGUE.
C.J. STROUD AND CALEB WILLIAMS,
THE MAN EVERYBODY'S GOING TO BE
COMPARING THEM TO.
THEY ACCEPT CHALLENGES TO GET
BETTER.
THAT'S WHAT I SEE FROM YOUR
QUARTERBACK.
COMPETITOR.
THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
ARE YOU JUST WARMING UP?
HE'S JUST WARMING UP.
WE WILL NOT SEE ANY OF THE
STARTERS IN TONIGHT'S GAME.
THAT'S A LEGEND.
LETS GO, FELLAS.
LET'S GO.
YOU BE THE GUY MAKING THE
TACKLE.
LET'S SEE THIS NEW KICKER.
HERE WE GO, THE NEW KICKOFF.
THE FIRST IN NATIONAL FOOTBALL
LEAGUE HISTORY.
I CAN'T DO THIS NEW KICKOFF
THING.
IT LOOKS REALLY WEIRD.
YOU TALK TO SPECIAL TEAMS
COACHES, THEY SAY ONCE THE BALL
IS TOUCHED, BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS
SO--
IN SUCH CLOSE QUARTERS, IT'S
ALMOST LIKE A BIG RUNNING PLAY.
THERE'S THE KICK, AS THE
SEASON GETS UNDERWAY.
ON THE NEAR SIDE.
BROUGHT DOWN TO THE OPEN FIELD.
MAKES THE TACKLE.
THE BIG WIDE RECEIVER FOR THE
BEARS.
LET'S GO!
13TH PLAY OF THIS DRIVE.
STAIRS DOWN THE LEFT SIDE, NOW
GOES RIGHT, THE PASSES BLOCKED.
INTO THE END ZONE.
TOUCHDOWN FOR THE
HOUSTON TEXANS.
HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHAT WE'RE
DOING HERE TODAY.
CAN'T REALLY DO A LOT.
PLAYING IN THE SECOND GAME,
DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP ANYTHING.
YOU CAN'T SHOW ANYTHING.
START FOR THE TEXANS.
ABLE TO TAP IT INSIDE THE
UPRIGHT FROM 33 YARDS OUT.
IT'S AT 10-0 HOUSTON LEAD.
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S LITERALLY PRESEASON.
GOT EYES, GOOD FEET.
THE BEARS HAVE FOUR
QUARTERBACKS IN CAMP.
28-YEAR-OLD BRETT RYPIEN KNOWS
THAT'S ONE TOO MANY.
THEY COULD KEEP THREE.
EVERYBODY WOULD STAY.
IT'S A NEW RULE.
LET'S GO.
LET'S GET A VIBE GOING.
RYPIEN'S BEEN
AROUND LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW
A THING OR TWO,
INCLUDING WHEN TO USE THE MOVES
HE LEARNED ON THE SLIP 'N SLIDE.
WIDE OPEN FOR A TOUCHDOWN!
COLLIN JOHNSON.
AND TOUCHDOWN THROW FROM
BRETT RYPIEN TO PUT THE BEARS ON
THE SCOREBOARD.
THAT WAS A GOOD DRIVE.
GOOD DRIVE.
RYPIEN KNOW EXACTLY--
KNOWING EXACTLY WHERE HE'S GOING
WITH THE BALL.
GOOD SHOT.
THE SLIDE DRILL CAME IN
HANDY.
SLIDE DRILL CAME IN HANDY.
I TOLD YOU IN PRACTICE, I
SAID I'M TO CATCH ONE.
COME NOW.
WE'VE GOT TO LET THE LADIES KNOW
I'M NOT AVAILABLE.
RYPIEN'S ALSO
WEDDED TO THE IDEA OF MAKING
THIS TEAM.
HE AIMS TO PROVE IT.
HERE WE GO, COME ON.
GREAT EYES, GREAT FEET.
HE'S CALM,
DECISIVE, IN CONTROL.
PLAY FAKE, ROLLS IT BACK.
20 YARDS.
HERE COMES PRESSURE.
OPENS UP.
SLINGING IT.
THE SLIDE THROW BY THE VETERAN
QUARTERBACK, RYPIEN.
LET'S POUND THIS IN.
FINISH THIS DRIVE OFF.
NO >> OH, YEAH.
RYPIEN TAKES, HOLDS, THROWS
HER WAY OUT OF OF COLLIN JOHNSON
JOHNSON.
DID YOU WIN?
I WANT TO THAT ONE.
IT'S A RARE MISS.
BUT EVEN THE BRONZE BUSTS IN THE
HALL OF FAME NEXT DOOR KNOW
WHERE THE NEXT PASS IS HEADED.
ON "HARD KNOCKS," THE RECAP
OF THIS GAME WILL BEAT LEO
SCHREIBER TALKING ABOUT BRETT
CARIBBEANRYPIEN AND COLLIN JOHNSON.
NO DOUBT NOW.
3RD DOWN & 4.
HOW ABOUT SOME MORE.
NUMBER 80, COLLIN JOHNSON.
READY TO SAY HIS NAME INTO THE
MICROPHONE.
ANYTHING FOR A
FAN, JOE.
COLIN JOHNSON'S LASER-SHARP
ROUTE AND RYPIEN'S RIFLE
RIGHT ARM HAVEN'T JUST GIVEN
THEM THE LEAD BUT A WHOLE CITY
HOPE.
COLLIN JOHNSON IS MAKING A
STATEMENT HERE TONIGHT.
HOW MANY RECEIVERS DO YOU
THINK WE KEEP?
THAT'S THE QUESTION.
THAT IS GOOD.
WE ARE WORKING.
THAT'S IT.
PRACTICE HOW YOU PLAY.
WE'VE GOT 11.
LOOK AT THE ALIGNMENT.
THE CANADIAN EAGLE'S NIGHT
IS OVER.
THEO BENEDET HAS SUFFERED
AN INJURY ON THE EXTRA POINT.
HE'S DOWN.
WHO ALSO WE GOT.
IT'S NOT CRUEL.
IT'S PRO FOOTBALL.
NEXT MAN UP.
BRETT RYPIEN'S NIGHT
IS OVER TOO.
THAT MEANS ROOKIE AUSTIN REED
WILL GET SOME PLAYING TIME.
TWO WORDS.
BON VOYAGE.
LET'S GO.
RICKY AUSTIN REED ENTERS THE
LINEUP AT QUARTERBACK.
SO WHO IS AUSTIN REED AND ARE WE
IMPRESSED?
SOME PEOPLE IN
SECTION 219 SURE ARE.
REED'S PARENTS HAVE TRAVELED
FROM THE SUNSHINE STATE
TO SEE THEIR SON PLAY.
OUT OF WESTERN KENTUCKY,
UNDRAFTED.
HOW ARE WE DOING, BOSS?
I AM LIKE SHAKING.
WHERE IS HOME FOR YOU?
HOME IS ST. AUGUSTINE,
FLORIDA,.
THANK YOU.
YES.
LOOK FOR A SCREEN, SETS UP
LATE.
MAKES THE CATCH.
PATIENT BY REED.
ALL THESE GUYS FIGHTING FOR
ROSTER SPOTS ON THE BEARS.
FIRST NFL PASS COMPLETION.
READY, SET.
THE SNAP, PLENTY OF TIME TO
THROW.
OVER THE MIDDLE.
TAKES ON THE HIT, KEEPS ON
TICKING.
REED LOOKS LIKE
A NATURAL.
UNFORTUNATELY MOTHER NATURE
DOESN'T MUCH CARE.
SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE GOING COME
ABOUT 10:00 IT'S COMING IN.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE
GOING AFTER THIS?
NOT YET.
IT CAN'T BE HERE YET.
I LOOKED AT IT BUT I DIDN'T
STUDY IT.
THEY ARE READY TO CALL A
SHELTER IN PLACE SHORTLY.
THEY ARE GOING TO CALL THE
GAME?
THEY ARE GOING TO CALL A
SHELTER IN PLACE.
ATTENTION, FANS.
SEVERE WEATHER IS IMMINENT.
THERE IT IS.
AHH.
OF THE GAME IS BEING
SUSPENDED DUE TO WEATHER.
DO THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS STAY
OUT?
THE ELECTRICAL
STORM HAS STOPPED THE GAME.
SO INSTEAD OF CATCHING LIGHTNING
IN A BOTTLE, REED AND THE OTHER
LONG SHOTS TRYING TO MAKE THE
TEAM ARE STUCK IN
THE LOCKER ROOM WAITING
FOR THE ALL-CLEAR.
I SAW IT.
JERRY RICE TODAY.
PRACTICE HOW YOU PLAY.
THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
FULL SPEED.
GREAT JOB.
WE ARE FINISHED FOR THE NIGHT
DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA
AREA.
IT'S GOING TO WRAP UP.
GREAT TO SEE YOU.
THEY CALLED IT.
THE CALL IS OVER.
WHAT I SAW WAS WHAT WE TALKED
ABOUT IN THE BEGINNING.
WE WERE READY TO PLAY THE GAME.
I SAW HEATING, PHYSICALITY.
SOME GUYS DID SOME GOOD THINGS
WHICH IS GREAT.
A LOT OF WORK TO DO BEFORE HE
PLAY BUFFALO.
IT'S A BIG WEEK AHEAD OF US.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE CAMP.
THE GRIND WILL
CONTINUE TOMORROW BUT NOT WITH
EVERYONE.
TONIGHT'S WIN HAS ALSO PRODUCED
A LOSS.
THEO BENEDET.
THEO ON FIELD GOAL, ENDED UP
DOING A SPLIT AND STRAINED HIS
RIGHT HAMSTRING.
HE HAS A GRADE 2 STRAIN.
WE ARE ESTIMATING THIS IS GOING
TO BE ANYWHERE FROM AT LEAST
FOUR, MAYBE EVEN FIVE WEEKS.
THAT TAKES HIM TO THE END OF
CAMP.
Narrator: THEO BENEDET'S
INJURY WILL SIDELINE HIM.
A TOUGH BREAK.
IT'S THE NATURE OF TRAINING CAMP
CAMP.
ONE MAN EXITS STAGE LEFT.
ANOTHER FINDS HIMSELF IN THE
SPOTLIGHT.
ONE OF THE PERKS
OF A GREAT GAME.
ICED LATTE WITH ALLMAN MILK.
TWO TOUCHDOWNS.
COLLIN JOHNSON IS MAKING A
STATEMENT HERE TONIGHT.
THE COLLIN JOHNSON.
GOING DOWN IN HISTORY, IT'S
CRAZY.
EXCITED TO SEE SIMONE BILES
ON BALANCE BEAM.
GREAT START.
THE 2024 BEARS'
JOURNEY HAS JUST BEGUN.
BUT ALREADY THEY'VE
LEARNED SOMETHING.
SIMONE IS WATCHING HERSELF ON
THAT BIG SCREEN.
TO SEE A REPLAY OF THE FALL,
IT'S LIKE, YOU ALREADY WANT TO
PRETEND LIKE IT DOESN'T EXIST.
JUST TELLING HER I AM PROUD
OF HER FOR ALL THE WORK SHE'S
DONE AND ENCOURAGING HER.
OBVIOUSLY NOT THE OUTCOME THAT
SHE WANTED BUT AT LEAST SHE GETS
TO BOUNCE BACK ON THE FLOOR
WHICH I'M PRETTY EXCITED TO
WATCH HER DO THAT.
SHE ALWAYS DOES THE BEST WHEN
SHE GETS MAD.
THE OLYMPICS MOTTO
SAYS IT BEST.
FASTER, HIGHER, STRONGER.
IT'S PERSONAL.
COME ON.
TOGETHER.
COME ON, COME ON.
SHE DID IT.
GOOD JOB, BABY.
IT WILL BE SILVER FOR SIMONE
BILES.