Narrator: PREVIOUSLY.
CALEB WILLIAMS MAKES HIS NFL
DEBUT.
Narrator: ON "HARD KNOCKS."
WILLIAMS LOOKING GOOD.
JUST GO.
I HAVEN'T HAD A CATCH ON HIM.
SOMETHING ALWAYS GOES WRONG.
WHAT'S THE MOST EXOTIC
ANIMAL?
SLIP 'N SLIDE ACTION.
I WATCH "LOVE ISLAND"
RELIGIOUSLY.
LET'S GO.
RUSH HIM.
PRESSURE COMING.
COMING IN CLEAN.
IT'S THE SAME CALL THIS WEEK.
WE HAVE TO GET BETTER.
Narrator: WHEN THE NFL WAS
CREATED, GEORGE HALAS'
CHICAGO BEARS ROCKETED PRO
FOOTBALL INTO THE NATIONS
SPOTLIGHT.
THE BEARS, THE WORLD
CHAMPIONS.
GIVE ME 18 INCHES OF
DAYLIGHT.
THE MONSTERS OF THE MIDWAY.
THE BEARS TRANSFORMED THE
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
THE CHICAGO BEARS SELECT
CALEB WILLIAMS.
JUST TO TALK ABOUT YOUR
PERFORMANCE IN TERMS OF
EFFICIENCY, WHY DID YOU THINK
YOU HAD SUCCESS YESTERDAY?
ONE, PREPARATION.
TWO, CONFIDENCE.
AND I THINK THREE, JUST PLAYING
WITHIN THE GAME.
OKAY, SPIN AROUND.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU A COUPLE
PLACE.
SPIN THAT CHAIR AROUND.
THIS IS REALLY--
I LOVE THE PLAY FAKE.
THIS IS WHAT I WAS TALKING
ABOUT.
TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FOOTWORK.
DO YOU LIKE YOUR LEFT FOOT?
YEAH, I WOULD SAY.
I'VE GOT THE VERTICAL STEP I
WANTED.
THE POWER STEP.
AND THEN THE BALL FAKE.
I LIKE THE SPEED YOU'RE
COMING OUT HERE.
MAKES IT REALLY HARD ON THE
DEFENSE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU KNOW
YOU'VE GOT THAT BLOCK AND YOU'RE
COMING UP WITH SPEED AND SO IS
COLE.
COLE IS RUNNING WITH REALLY GOOD
SPEED.
A GOOD JOB ON THE PUMP.
HOLD HIM UP THERE A LITTLE BIT.
3RD & 9 OF THIS ONE, TELL ME
WHAT YOU RECOGNIZE ABOUT THE
COVERAGE.
RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST MAN.
I WANTED TO ACTUALLY GO TO ROME.
BEFORE THE PLAY, I WAS THINKING
ROME WAS GOING TO HAVE A
ONE-ON-ONE.
SINGLE HIGH ALL THE WAY.
YEAH.
WHERE DID THE COVERAGE GO TO?
TWO MAN.
THEN YOU KNOW THERE'S A
LITTLE BIT OF A LIABILITY.
STEPPED UP AND I SAW THIS
HE'S PART.
I THINK THAT SLIP 'N SLIDE
KOMODO PRACTICE AGAIN.
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU LEARNED
FROM THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE
YESTERDAY?
UM, PRACTICE IS HARDER THAN
THE GAME.
YOU KNOW WHAT, IT'S TRUE.
PRACTICE IS HARDER THAN THE GAME
GAME.
Narrator: THE BEARS ARE THE
ONLY FRANCHISE NEVER TO HAVE HAD
A QUARTERBACK THROW FOR
4000 YARDS IN A SEASON.
THEIR LAST ALL-PRO WAS
JOHNNY LUJAK.
THAT WAS 1950.
BUT AFTER HIS DEBUT LAST WEEK,
THERE'S A FEELING CALEB WILLIAMS
COULD CHANGE THAT SOON.
THERE WERE A BUNCH OF ROOKIES
WHO WERE GREAT IN THEIR
PRESEASON DEBUTS.
IT LOOKED DIFFERENT FOR CALEB
WILLIAMS.
HE DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A ROOKIE.
WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
THIS DUDE SINCE FRESHMAN YEAR AT
OKLAHOMA.
HE GOES OUT THERE AND DOES NOT?
WHEN I TELL YOU I GOT THE
GOOSE BUMPS WHEN CALEB WILLIAMS
THREW THAT PASS.
CALEB IS THE BIGGEST SHOW IN
TOWN.
WHEN THE GUY HAD A HAND IN
HIS FACE, HE WAS LIKE BROKEN
PLAY.
THAT LOOKED LIKE PATRICK MAHOMES
PATRICK MAHOMES.
WHAT'S UP, WHAT'S UP?
HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD.
GOOD TO MEET YOU.
CALEB.
PLEASURE.
GOOD TO MEET YOU.
HUGE FAN.
I LIKE THOSE.
MIC CHECK, MIC CHECK, ONE,
TWO, THREE.
LET'S DO IT.
THREE, TWO, ONE.
WE WELCOME ON A VERY, VERY, VERY
VERY SPECIAL GUEST.
IT IS QB1 OF THE CHICAGO BEARS,
CALEB WILLIAMS.
HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER.
I WAS VERY CLOSE TO SAYING
SAVIOR OF THE FRANCHISE BUT I'M
NOT GOING TO PUT THAT ON YOU BUT
HOW IS CAMP GOING?
CAMP IS GOOD.
DEFENSE HAS BEEN CHALLENGING ME
THROUGHOUT CAMP.
SACK!
RESET YOURSELF.
OFFENSE, WE HAVE BEEN
STARTING TO PICK IT UP.
AND IT'S BEEN FUN.
GOT TO GO!
GONNA GO!
I SAW WHEN YOU HAVE THE
QUOTE, MY JOB IS TO REWRITE
HISTORY.
PEOPLE ARE LIKE, HE'S SO COCKY.
NO.
THAT IS MY JOB.
THEY BROUGHT ME HERE FOR
REASONS.
WHAT'S THE LINE BETWEEN COCKY
AND CONFIDENT?
I THINK THE DIFFERENCES
KNOWING YOURSELF.
I ALSO THINK THE BIGGEST PART IS
THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU.
IN THE SECOND ONE IS PROBABLY
HOW HARD YOU WORK.
IF THERE WAS A BUTTON, IF YOU
HAD A BUTTON AND IF YOU PUSHED
IT, ONE BEARS FAN WOULD DIE.
BUT YOU WOULD WIN TEN
SUPER BOWLS.
YOU COULD KILL ME.
[LAUGHTER]
DO YOU PRESS THE BUTTON?
TEN SUPER BOWLS?
I FEEL LIKE MOST BEARS FANS
WOULD BE LIKE--
I'LL PRESS THE BUTTON FOR YOU
YOU.
SACRIFICED.
THAT'S LOVE.
SO WOULD YOU PRESS THE BUTTON
BUTTON?
[LAUGHTER]
I WOULD PRESS THE BUTTON.
TEN SUPER BOWLS.
THAT'S A LOT OF SUPER BOWLS.
CALEB, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPRECIATE YOU.
I WANTED TO SAY I LOVE YOU BUT
WE JUST MET.
IT'S ALL GOOD.
APPRECIATE IT.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
[SIGHS]
GOOD.
THINGS ARE GOOD?
YEAH.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
GOOD.
IT'S WAY BETTER IN THE YEAR
TWO, ESPECIALLY JUST TO
UNDERSTAND HOW EVERYTHING GOES.
UNDERSTANDING THE SCHEDULE.
EXACTLY.
Narrator RYAN POLES
UNDERSTANDS QUARTERBACKS.
WHAT'S UP, MAN?
IT'S GOING WELL.
IT'S COMING TOGETHER.
Narrator: BEFORE HE WAS A GM,
HE WAS AN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN
AT BOSTON COLLEGE, PROTECTING
HIS ROOMMATE
MATT RYAN'S BLINDSIDE.
THE FORMER NFL MVP KNOWS
QUARTERBACKING AND LIKES WHAT HE
SEES IN THE BEARS'
YOUNG PASSERS,
INCLUDING TOP BACKUP
TYLER BAGENT.
COME A LONG WAY SINCE LAST
YEAR.
TO HAVE THAT FOR THE FUTURE.
THAT WEEK OR TWO.
TO GET THROUGH SOMETHING.
HE LOOKS BETTER.
YOU CAN'T PUT A PRICE ON THAT
BECAUSE IT'S SO HARD TO FIND.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?
STICK RETURN AND THEN WE'VE
GOT VERTS.
READING THE HOOK DEFENDER AND A
YES-NO STOP.
THEIR EYES ON THE HOOK DEFENDER.
THE STICK RETURN.
PLACE UP.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?
LOOKS LIKE ONE HIGH.
Narrator: BAGENT IS WHAT YOU
MIGHT CALL UNIQUE.
HOW MUCH SWAG YOU GOT THIS
YEAR?
IT'S THE LETTUCE.
TYSON BAGENT, HE'S GOT THIS
HAIR.
HE'S GOT MOXIE.
THE FIGHT.
THE TATTOOS.
SHOUT OUT TO MOM.
NOBODY ELSE IN MY FAMILY HAS
TATTOOS.
IT WAS KIND OF FROWNED UPON AT
THE BEGINNING BUT I THINK MY
FAMILY UNDERSTANDS.
JUST KIND OF SHOWCASE HOW MUCH I
LOVE THEM.
WHAT IS THAT?
MY GRANDDAD WAS A PILOT.
ME AND HIM ALWAYS USED TO GO
FISHING SO I'VE GOT A PICTURE OF
HIM IN A BOAT KIND OF LOOKING UP
THE PLANE.
AND THEN ONE OF THE LAST THINGS
HE EVER SAID TO ME.
IN WELSH, BECAUSE HE WAS WELSH.
ALL MY LIFE I FELT I WAS MEANT
TO FLY.
MY DAD, TRAVIS BAGENT, IS A
MULTIPLE TIME A WORLD OF
NATIONAL CHAMPION ARM WRESTLER.
BEST LEFT-HANDED ARM WRESTLE HER
TO EVER WORK ON THE PLANET.
TOP FIVE RIGHT ARM TO EVER WALK
ON THE PLANET.
HE IS AN ELECTRIC CAT.
TALKS A LOT OF TRASH.
I THOUGHT FOR SURE YOU'D BE A
LOT STRONGER BUT I WILL TAKE IT
FROM HERE.
THE REST OF THESE PEOPLE, THEY
CALL ME TRAVIS.
YOU CAN CALL ME DADDY.
I AM IN YEAR TWO.
I LIKE TO TAKE THE EXPERIENCES I
HAD LAST YEAR AND OFFER ANY
INSIGHT TO CALEB.
I'VE GOT SOME DREAMS AND
ASPIRATIONS THAT I AM ALSO
TRYING TO ACHIEVE.
WERE GOING TO SEE TYSON
BAGENT.
THIS IS ONE INTERESTING DUDE.
MAYBE THE MOST UNLIKELY STORY WE
HAVE SEEN IN A ROOKIE
QUARTERBACK IN THE HISTORY OF
THE LEAGUE.
THE FIRST UNDRAFTED
NONDIVISION I ROOKIE TO START A
GAME IN THE NFL QUARTERBACK
SINCE 1950.
STARTED THREE YEARS OF
HIGH SCHOOL, FIVE YEARS IN
COLLEGE.
THREW FOR OVER 17000 YARDS.
A TON OF REPS.
THINK OF MALCOLM GLADWELL, THE
AUTHOR, THE 10,000 HOURS.
BAGENT HAS 10,000 HOURS AND DROP
BACK STRAIGHT.
I DON'T WANT TO JUST FEEL
STAGNANT IN THIS PLAYER-COACH
ROLE.
THERE ARE SOME THINGS I WANT TO
DO ON THE FIELD.
KNOWING HOW A SEASON GOES FOR A
BACKUP AND HOW LONG IT IS AND
HOW MANY OPPORTUNITIES YOU DON'T
GET ONCE THE SEASON STARTS.
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF THESE LAST WEEKS OF
THE PRESEASON.
AND JUST KIND OF KEEPING IT
FRESH ON EVERYBODY'S MIND THAT
I'M NOT JUST SOME CHUMP IN THE
QB ROOM.
I CAN ALSO PLAY AT A HIGH LEVEL.
THE SWAG WITH THE WHITE
CLEATS.
QB HAS GOT THE BEST FEET.
HERE WE GO, ONE, TWO, THREE.
SWAG WITH THE WHITE CLEATS.
QBs GOT THE BEST FEET.
Narrator: THE BEARS
HAVE PLENTY OF TALENT
AT QUARTERBACK,
INCLUDING AUSTIN REED WHO'LL BE
TODAY'S ROOKIE STEPPING UP TO
THE MIC.
HERE WE GO.
AUSTIN REED, UNIVERSITY OF WEST
FLORIDA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY,
5K.
HERE WE GO.
♪ ♪
♪ I USED TO THINK THAT I WAS...
USED TO THINK THAT I WASN'T WILD
ENOUGH ♪
♪ WHY YOU PLAYING GAMES ♪
♪ WHAT THIS ALL ABOUT ♪
♪ ♪
♪ NEVER KNEW WHAT I WAS MISSING
MISSING ♪
LOVE ♪
♪ NEVER KNEW WHAT I WAS MISSING
MISSING ♪
♪ BUT I KNEW ONCE WE START
KISSING ♪
♪ I FOUND ♪
♪ I FOUND YOU ♪
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
THEY REALLY NEED ME OUT
THERE.
I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT TODAY,
THOUGH.
I'M GOING TO LET CALEB DO IT.
THEY'RE GOING TO LET ME D.J. ALL
THE GAMES READ I'M GOING TO TURN
IT UP.
KEENAN ALLEN IS ONE.
CHICAGO!
ONE, TWO, THREE.
CHI-CA-GO.
THANK YOU.
Narrator: HARD TO BE UNHAPPY
WITH HAVING A STAR AT CAMP.
RYAN POLES IS TRYING TO LAND
ANOTHER.
PATRIOTS EDGE RUSHER
MATTHEW JUDON IS ON THE MARKET
AND POLES IS WORKING HARD
TO MAKE A TRADE.
WE DID A JUDON CONVERSATION
TODAY.
HE ONLY PLAYED FOUR GAMES.
HE HAD A BICEP.
JUST FROM THE ANALYTICS
STANDPOINT, WHERE HE'S AT.
50TH AMONG DEFENSIVE ENDS.
WE BELIEVE HE WOULD HELP US GET
BETTER.
JUST HIS STYLE.
WE THINK HAVING THE BICEP OTHER
THAN THE LOWER BODY INJURY, HE
STILL WOULD SEEM WITH THE SAME
INTENSITY AND EXPLOSION.
IT DOES COME WITH RISK.
HE'S GOT SOME THINGS WORKING.
PEOPLE.
GET HIM OVER THE FINISH LINE?
OUR LANGUAGE IS BASICALLY
SAYING IF THE CONTRACT IS NOT
SIGNED, HE REFERS BACK TO
NEW ENGLAND.
COULD BE THREE.
ALL THAT WOULD HAPPEN FAST.
APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU.
Narrator: POLES HAS MET
NEW ENGLAND'S ASKING PRICE
OF A THIRD-ROUND PICK.
BUT UNLESS JUDON AGREES TO
A CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH THE
BEARS, CHICAGO WON'T MAKE
THE DEAL.
JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO, IT IS
MATTHEW JUDON HEADED TO ATLANTA
FOR A 2025 THROUGH ROUND PICK.
WE TRIED TO DO A REALLY
GOOD JOB CREATING PARAMETERS
THAT MAKE SENSE FOR OUR CLUB AND
THAT PUT OUR CLUB IN A POSITION
TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
NOW BUT ALSO DOWN THE ROAD.
TORMENTING MYSELF BUT IF YOU
HAVE YOUR OWN GUARDRAILS THAT WE
PUT UP TO HELP US STAY IN THE
LANE, SURELY PRESSED UP AGAINST
THEM TO COREY THE PLAYER.
WHEN IT COMES TO LOSING ALL
FLEXIBILITY.
I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD BE
SMART.
EVEN IF HE HAS SUCCESS.
IF HE HAS 20 SACKS OR SOMETHING,
YEAH.
IT WOULD MAKE ME SICK.
I DON'T WANT TO GET THE CLUB
STUCK IN A POSITION WHERE WE
HAVE A PLAYER THAT'S HERE, WE
HAVE GIVEN UP A DRAFT PICK, AND
WE HAVEN'T HAD A RESOLUTION ON
THE CONTRACT.
LOOK AT THIS.
IT'S JUDON FOR A THREE AND SOME
SIGNIFICANT FINANCIALS.
Narrator: AUSTIN BOOKER
IS A GIFTED PASS RUSHER
CHICAGO GRABBED IN THE
5TH ROUND OF THIS YEAR'S DRAFT.
BUT THEY HAD TO GET CREATIVE
TO DO IT.
IS THERE ANYBODY YOU ARE
FIGHTING TO GET BACK IN?
BOOKER.
WE WILL START WORKING ON IT.
123 AND DOWN.
FOR NEXT YEAR'S FOURTH AND TO
TRY TO GET BOOKER.
IF OUR GUYS ARE AT 137, WOULD
YOU GUYS BE INTERESTED IN TAKING
THE NEXT STAGE?
ARE YOU GOING TO BE PICKING
AT 139?
IF I WANTED TO GET BACK IN AT
142 WOULD YOU TAKE A PATRIOT
FOUR?
COME ON, KING.
I'M KIND OF GETTING SICK OF THIS
THIS.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOOD.
APPRECIATE YOU.
THE BEARS THAT THEY HAVE MADE
THEIR FINAL PICK.
MOVE, GET BACK INTO THE DRAFT
AND AUSTIN BOOKER GOES IN THE
FIFTH ROUND.
[APPLAUSE]
HE WILL BE YOUR GUIDE.
Narrator: AFTER 2.5 SACKS
AGAINST THE BILLS LAST WEEK,
IT LOOKS LIKE THE BEARS
FRONT OFFICE GOT IT RIGHT,
COME ON!
NICE JOB.
NICE JOB WITH YOUR HANDS.
GOOD JOB USING YOUR SPEED OFF
THE EDGE.
VERY NICELY DONE.
CONTAIN THE WEAKNESS.
MAKE SURE YOU'RE READY TO GO.
I AM A SLEEPER.
NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT ME.
I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO GET
BETTER IN THE SHADOWS AND
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO KNOW WHAT'S
COMING.
[LAUGHTER]
WHAT HAPPENS?
SAID TO SAY THE FERRET PASSED
AWAY.
IT WAS MY 2020 SEASON AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE.
ME AND MICHAEL PITTMAN FROM THE
COLTS, WE WERE ROOMMATES.
WE GOT HIM WHEN I WAS AT USC.
WE GOT ON CRAIGSLIST AND WE
FOUND A FERRET BREEDER.
IT WAS THIS CATCHIEST THING
EVER.
WE WENT DOWN TO SOUTH CENTRAL
SOMEWHERE DOWN SOME ALLEYWAY.
AND WE LOOKED AT EACH OTHER.
I TOLD HIM, KEEP THE CAR
RUNNING.
[LAUGHTER]
SO NEXT DAY, WE ARE LOOKING UP,
LIKE THEIR TAKING TOO LONG.
WE SEE SOMEBODY PICK THEIR HEAD
UP LIKE THIS AND GO BACK.
WE MIGHT AS WELL GO GET UP OUT
OF HERE.
THEN HE ACTUALLY CAME OUT AND
HAD A SMALL FERRET IN HIS HAND.
OKAY, IT'S LEGIT.
I TAKE HIM TO TUTORING
SOMETIMES.
I PUT HIM IN MY LITTLE POUCH.
I GET A LITTLE EMOTIONAL
SOMETIMES.
HE'S IN A BETTER PLACE, SAD TO
SAY.
HE'S A LEGEND, FOR SURE.
R.I.P.
THE FERRET KING ISN'T ALONE.
NO ONE WEASELS OUT OF A NICKNAME
HERE.
WHERE DID YOU GET IT?
NOT A NICKNAME.
THAT'S GOOD.
I DON'T HAVE TO CREATE ONE
FOR YOU.
YOU ALREADY HAVE ONE.
IT'S ALREADY THERE.
ARE YOU GOOD?
GOVERNOR.
JEDI.
THE CANADIAN EAGLE.
MONSTER OF THE MIDWAY.
WHAT ELSE?
THE BEAST.
HE'S GOT HIS SHOWER CAP ON
TODAY.
THEY WERE TRYING TO CALL YOU
OLD MAN BECAUSE YOU ARE 24.
YOU ALMOST GOT THE TAG.
HE ALMOST GOT THE TAG UNTIL I
SQUASH IT.
HAVE YOU GOTTEN A NICKNAME
YET?
NO, NO NICKNAMES.
WHAT YOU THINK OF CROCODILE?
I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT THAT
ONE.
HOW ORIGINAL.
I DON'T WANT ANY AUSTRALIAN
ATTACHMENTS OR ANYTHING.
IN FACT, IF NO ONE KNOWS WHO I
AM, THAT USUALLY MEANS I'M DOING
A PRETTY GOOD JOB.
WHAT'S UP?
Narrator: ANONYMITY
MIGHT SOON BE DIFFICULT
FOR TORY TAYLOR.
PUNTERS AREN'T USUALLY DRAFTED
IN THE 4TH ROUND.
BUT THERE'S NOTHING USUAL
ABOUT THIS ROOKIE.
FROM HIS BOOMING RIGHT LEG
TO HIS BACKSTORY.
ORIGINALLY FROM MELBOURNE,
AUSTRALIA.
I WAS WORKING A LITANY OF JOBS.
NOT REALLY SURE WHAT I WANTED TO
DO IN LIFE.
WORKING IN CONSTRUCTION A LITTLE
BIT IN THE GOLF COURSE.
AND THEN THEY WERE HELPING GUYS
TRANSITION FROM AUSTRALIAN
FOOTBALL TO AMERICAN FOOTBALL
STYLE PUNTING.
WHY NOT JUST GO FOR IT?
I'M NOT ENJOYING WHAT I'M DOING.
A MAN WHERE THE BEST HUNTING
SEASON IN THE HISTORY OF
ORGANIZED COLLEGE FOOTBALL.
SPORTSCASTERS, THEY ARE LIKE
HE IS THE BEST PLAYER ON THE
FIELD.
THAT'S GOING TO BE HUGE.
THE GO THE DIRECTION OF THE
PUNTER, HE HAD A UNIQUE ABILITY
AND SKILL SET TO HAVE A POWERFUL
LEG TO FLIP THE FIELD.
THAT'S A GAME CHANGER.
IN THE NFL?
THAT'S--
ARE YOU KIDDING?
I THINK THE BIGGEST THING IS
WE WANT TO MAKE OUR OPPONENT AS
UNCOMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE.
SO GOOD AT PINNING THE BALL
INSIDE THE 10-YARD LINE.
HE'S LIKE SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER
IN TERMS OF HIS ABILITY TO PLACE
THE BALL.
HE HAS DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES.
HE TAKES IT TO A WHOLE DIFFERENT
LEVEL.
THAT WILL WORK.
TAYLOR, THOSE PUNTS, I DON'T
KNOW IF YOU HAVE STOPPED TO
WATCH.
UNBELIEVABLE.
THE BALL IS GOING OUT OF THE
2-YARD LINE, DIFFERENT SPINS.
YES, YES, YES, YES.
GOOD JOB, BROTHER.
DRAFTED IN THE FOURTH ROUND,
I SAW A COUPLE TEXT MESSAGES AND
I SAW, SAYING "HEY, IT'S CALEB.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE PUNTING
MUCH."
I THOUGHT THAT'S ABSOLUTELY FINE
WITH ME.
Narrator: THE BEARS
ARE HOLDING A JOINT PRACTICE
AGAINST THE CINCINNATI BENGALS.
IT'S A GREAT MEASURING STICK
TO SEE HOW FAR THE TEAM HAS
COME.
THERE'S ONLY ONE RULE TODAY.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO
THIS THE RIGHT WAY.
I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN A LOT OF
THESE JOINT PRACTICES AND
ABSOLUTELY NO FIGHTING.
IF YOU FIGHT, I WILL THROW YOU
OFF THE FIELD IMMEDIATELY AND
YOU WILL COME BACK HERE TO DO
CONDITIONING WITH THE GUYS THAT
ARE EITHER OUT OR LIMITED IN
PRACTICE.
OKAY?
THAT'S WHAT WILL HAPPEN.
GOOD?
ALL RIGHT.
HEY, LET'S GET AFTER THEM, MAN.
BE SAFE.
LET'S GET AFTER IT.
Narrator: IT ISN'T JUST
TALENT THAT MAKES TEAMS GREAT.
IT'S COMMITMENT.
TO KEEP GOING.
CHECKING THE RADAR?
Narrator: RAIN OR SHINE.
THAT BALL IS WET.
♪ ♪
I'M BETTER WHEN IT'S NOT
RAINING.
GOOD SHOT!
SOAKED.
♪ ♪
GO OUT THERE AND MAKE SOME
NOISE.
AIN'T NOBODY SAY Y'ALL GOT TO
BLEND IN.
BE SOMEBODY.
[THUNDERING]
IT'S REALLY COMING DOWN.
♪ ♪
STARTING TO FLOW.
I'VE GOT YOU.
Narrator: A DEFENSE WITH FAST
FLOW IS GOOD.
A DEFENSE WITH CORNERBACK
JAYLON JOHNSON IS A WHOLE LOT
BETTER.
♪ ♪
NOW WE ARE PLAYING!
LET'S GO!
KEEP GOING!
IT'S WHO UNO.
I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY KEEP DOING
THAT.
THIRD DOWN.
♪ ♪
HEY!
KEEP MOVING!
Narrator: IF YOU'RE GOING TO
MAKE A LIVING PLAYING FOOTBALL
IN CHICAGO, YOU CAN'T LET
WEATHER AFFECT YOU.
READY?
GET OUT OF THERE, ROME.
KEPT BEHIND HIM.
Narrator: THE ROME ODUNZE
CALEB WILLAMS CONNECTION
CONTINUES TO DEVELOP.
ALL KEENAN ALLEN CONTINUES
TO DO IS AMAZE.
♪ ♪
READY, SET.
OH, MAN.
ON GUARD OF UNGUARDABLE.
COME ON, MAN.
GREAT JOB.
I WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR BEING
PROFESSIONALS WHERE THERE IS NO
B.S.
YOU'VE GOT YOUR WORK IN BUT YOU
WERE PHYSICAL.
YOU DOMINATED AT TIMES BUT
THERE'S ALSO THINGS WE CAN LEARN
FROM THIS, RIGHT?
REALLY GOOD JOB TODAY, FELLOWS.
TONIGHT, 48 HOUR PREPARATION
START FOR LET'S GET READY FOR
THE GAME.
LET'S GO.
Narrator: CHICAGO.
A CITY THAT LIKES TO MOVE.
FAST.
A TOWN THAT KNOWS WHAT IT LIKES
AND WHAT IT NEEDS.
FOR 100 YEARS, SOLDIER FIELD
HAS BEEN AN ICON.
BUT FOR A BERG THAT DOESN'T
SIT STILL, IT'S TIME FOR A NEW
STADIUM TO COINCIDE WITH A NEW
ERA OF BEARS FOOTBALL.
ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE A COUPLE DECISIONS WE
NEED TO MAKE AND THIS IS
SOMETHING WE JUST HAD GOOD
CONVERSATIONS WITH.
PERFECT TIMING.
HERE'S THE DIFFERENCE.
DO WE WANT SEATS, OR HIGH TOPS
WITH MOVABLE CHAIRS?
YOU CAN HAVE SOME OF THESE
MOVABLE CHAIRS IN THE BACK, I
THINK IT GIVES IT MORE CLASS AND
PANACHE BY HAVING THE SEATS.
WE ARE GOING TO BE VERY GOOD
AND THE TEAM WE ARE PLAYING AT
THE GAME ENDS UP BEING GOOD,
THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE TIME
WHERE PEOPLE ARE STANDING UP AND
SITTING.
Narrator: THAT'S ALL
IN THE FUTURE.
RIGHT NOW, THE FOCUS IS ON
THE FIRST HOME GAME.
AND FOR SOME ROOKIES,
THE CHALLENGE OF GETTING THERE.
NEED HELP?
I AM GOOD.
WE DRIVE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF
THE ROAD.
I'VE BEEN DRIVING HERE FOR
FOUR YEARS.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO GET LOST.
IT'S A BIT OF A FIRST,
DRIVING TO THE GAME.
I'M NOT GOING TO LIVE.
I KIND OF LIKE IT.
FIRST TIME PLAYING IN FRONT OF
BEARS FANS.
ALSO FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE
THEM IN PRACTICE AND THINGS LIKE
THAT.
THE SAME AS THE STADIUM.
IT'S GOOD TO TRY TO GET SOME
PRESEASON WORK IN.
CERTAINLY A DIFFICULT PLACE TO
PLAY.
MAKE THE MOST OF IT AND ENJOY
IT BECAUSE YOU NEVER REALLY KNOW
WHEN IT'S GOING TO END.
EVEN IN THE WARM WARM-UPS AND THINGS
LIKE THAT COME I TRY AND MAKE
SURE I'M IN A GOOD HEADSPACE.
A LOT OF IT COMES DOWN TO BREATH
WORK THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON.
SO WHEN I GO OUT THERE, I'VE GOT
TO CONCENTRATE AND WALK-IN FOR
TEN SECONDS AND DOMINATE FOR TEN
SECONDS.
GOING TO GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS
HELPING THE TEAM BEING
SUCCESSFUL.
HOPEFULLY I DON'T GET LOST.
HE SAID WE'VE GOT TO GO DOWN
HERE.
MICHIGAN AVENUE.
KEEP GOING?
KEEP GOING AND THEN RIGHT?
MICHIGAN, TURN RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
NO WORRIES.
THANK YOU.
FINALLY MADE IT.
SAFE AND SOUND.
GOOD TO BE BACK AT
SOLDIER FIELD.
I EXPECT SEVERAL SERIES FOR THE
FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE FOR THE BEARS
TODAY.
OKAY.
Narrator: SAFETY JONATHON
OWENS USED TO BE A PACKER,
SO HIS WIFE SIMONE HAS THE GEAR.
SOCIAL MEDIA IS DOING
SUMMERSAULTS OVER HER JACKET.
THE INTERNET IS IN AN UPROAR.
IT'S IN AN UPROAR.
THERE WAS BUZZ IN THE
BUILDING.
CALEB WILLIAMS, NUMBER ONE
OVERALL PICK OF A NEW BEARS
COURT ABOUT WILL MAKE HIS FIRST
APPEARANCE.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
LET'S GO, BEARS!
OH, MY GOSH.
HIS FIRST TIME AT SOLDIER FIELD.
NERVOUS ENERGY.
I DON'T GET NERVOUS.
NOT SINCE MY FIRST GAME OF
HIGH SCHOOL, I FUMBLED TO SNAPS.
OTHER THAN THAT, AND I CAME BACK
BACK.
OTHER THAN THAT, PLAY BALL.
YOU FIND OUT WHERE EVERYBODY IS
SITTING?
I SEE MINE.
IS THAT YOU ARE TWO COMPS?
YEAH.
THERE'S ANOTHER SECTION.
I ASKED ERICA.
I NEED 81 TICKETS.
SHE WAS LIKE, ARE YOU PAYING FOR
THEM?
THAT'S $100 A TICKET.
GIVE IT UP, PLAYA.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
HE'S A WORLD CHAMP ARM
WRESTLER.
COOLER THAN TYSON.
IT'S HARD TO KNOW THAT RIGHT
NOW.
CALEB WILLIAMS GOES TO WORK
WITH THE NUMBER 18 ON HIS NAVY
BLUE JERSEY.
Narrator: WILLIAMS FLASHED
BRILLIANCE IN HIS DEBUT
LAST WEEK IN BUFFALO.
BUT THIS IS SOLDIER FIELD,
HIS HOME TURF.
EXPECTATIONS AREN'T JUST
SKY-HIGH.
THEY'RE STRATOSPHERIC.
LET'S GO.
LET'S SETTLE IN FOR LET'S MARCH
THIS DOWN THE FIELD.
LET'S GO GET IT.
FIRES AND COMPLETE OUT OF THE
REACH OF KEENAN ALLEN, A LITTLE
HIGH.
BOOTLEG TO THE RIGHT SIDE COME
INCOMPLETE TO HIS TIGHT END,
EVERETT.
3RD DOWN & 10.
CALEB IN THE POCKET, DRIFTS TO
THE NEAR SIDE AND THROWS IT
AWAY.
NOBODY IN THE AREA.
THREE INCOMPLETIONS, THEY
COME OUT THROWING.
QUICK THREE-AND-OUT.
INACCURATE THROWS.
Narrator: WILLIAMS IS HAVING
TROUBLE MAKING A CONNECTION.
SO IS HIS OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR.
[INDISTINCT]
CUT OUT.
I'M GOOD.
THE OFFENSE HAS BEEN OUT OF
SYNC SO FAR.
MY MIC IS CUTTING OUT.
I'M PIECING IT TOGETHER.
BALL IS INCOMPLETE.
THE BEARS HAVE THREE CONSECUTIVE
3-OUTS.
THE MICS ARE CUTTING OUT.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
PIECE IT TOGETHER.
IT'S NOT THE SOUND.
IT CUTS OUT.
LET ME FIX IT.
Narrator: SOMETIMES
THE SOLUTION IS AS SIMPLE
AS FLIPPING A SWITCH.
SOMETIMES IT TAKES A LITTLE
MORE.
ROOKIE PUNTER TORY TAYLOR
TAKES IT UPON HIMSELF TO FLIP
THE FIELD.
FOURTH ROUND PICK ON A
PUNTER, MUST BE GOOD.
EVERY SCOUT SAID THIS GUY CAN
MOVE IT.
HE DOES, ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE
34-YARD LINE.
TAYLOR HERE'S THE BOOT.
ANOTHER BANGER.
THIS BOUNCES INSIDE OF THE 20,
ROLES AND THE 15, THE BEAR
SURROUNDING IT.
GREAT PUNCH.
HE IS REALLY GOOD.
IT'S GOING TO HELP HIM A LOT
THIS YEAR.
YOU DON'T REALIZE IT UNTIL YOU
HAVE A REALLY GOOD PUNTER HOW
MUCH IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE, HUGE
DIFFERENCE.
IT'S LIKE GOLF.
SOMETIMES YOU ARE JUST ON.
YOU'VE GOT A FEEL, YOU'RE GOOD.
SAID NO MORE, NO PUNT OR LESS.
THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE IT.
WE WANT YOU TO WORK.
APPRECIATE IT.
Narrator: NOTHING WRONG
WITH A LITTLE LEVITY.
ESPECIALLY IF YOU'VE GOT
A DEFENSE THAT CAN LEVEL
THE OPPOSITION.
AUSTIN BOOKER AND FRIENDS
ARE DOMINATING.
WHAT DOES THE BEARS DEFENSE
HAVE IN STORE?
MAKE PLAYS.
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PRESSURE COMING!
IT IS PICKED OFF.
THE INTERCEPTION.
JOSH BLACKWELL THE BIG HIT.
I LOVE THAT.
THAT'S ONE.
GOT TO GET AT LEAST TWO MORE.
STEPPED UP!
STEP UP!
WOW.
THERE YOU GO.
[CHEERING]
LAYS THE HAMMER!
THAT IS A FAMILIAR SIGHT.
THE HARD-HIT OF KYLER GORDON.
I LOVE HOW HARD OUR GUYS HIT.
THIS GUY IS ALL OVER.
ANOTHER BLITZ FROM THE BEARS,
ANOTHER INTERCEPTION.
TERELL SMITH.
THE DEFENSE CONTINUES TO PLAY
BIG.
AND HE IS SMACKED DOWN TO THE
GROUND.
BOOKER.
PRESSURE FOR THE BEARS.
DANIEL HARDING.
--
DANIEL HARDY.
EXCELLENT JOB BY JONATHAN
OWENS.
I'M A PROLIFIC TACKLER.
THAT IS SO GOOD.
CHICAGO BEARS, THAT'S HOW WE
HIT.
IF IT'S WIGGLING, YOU HIT IT.
THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT.
THE NEXT TIME YOU COME THROUGH,
LOOK FOR Y'ALL.
MAKE THEM PROUD OUT THERE.
YOU REMIND ME OF MYSELF.
HE CHANGE THIS ONE?
I DID.
THEY WERE ALL HIGH.
Narrator: WITH WILLIAMS'
HELMET FIXED, AN OFFENSE
THAT LOOKED ON THE FRITZ
IS NOW READY TO ROLL.
HERE WE GO.
Narrator: THE BEARS HAVE
PLENTY OF OFFENSIVE TALENT.
THE TRICK IS FINDING WAYS
TO UNLEASH THEM.
SNAP AND A PLAY FAKE.
TO THE 30, 35, 40.
FIRST DOWN AND MORE.
THERE IT IS.
FIRST TIME THEY'VE BEEN PAST
THE 38.
FROM THE 42, WILLIAMS DROPPING
BACK, LOOKING DEEP!
THERE WILL BE A FLAG THROWN.
THEY WILL GET THE YARDAGE ON THE
PASS INTERFERENCE.
THAT'S A FLAG.
I KNOW.
THAT WAS A VERY WELL THROWN,
DEEP BALL.
WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETE.
ALMOST LOOKS HORSE COLLAR.
IT IS UP.
IT IS GOOD.
THERE IS ON THE BOARD.
3-0.
SEE IF THERE'S ANY INDICATION
OF CALEB IS GOING TO STAY IN THE
GAME FOR MORE ACTION IN THE
SECOND QUARTER?
YOU ARE AT 14 PLAYS RIGHT NOW
NOW?
THE ONES ARE GOING BACK OUT
AGAIN.
THERE ARE 14 RIGHT NOW.
Narrator: CHICAGO HAS
WILLIAMS ON A PLAY COUNT.
KNOWING THIS IS HIS LAST SERIES,
THE ROOKIE IS DETERMINED
TO LET IT RIP.
HERE WE GO.
READY, SET.
SNAP BACK.
CALEB STEPPING UP, LOOKING,
STANDING, SPINNING.
SHOT DOWN THE FIELD.
INSIDE THE 10.
THE MAGIC ON THE MOVE ON FULL
DISPLAY RIGHT THERE.
A ROOKIE TO ROOKIE CONNECTION.
PEOPLE WANTED TO SEE THAT.
THEY WANT TO SEE A CALEB
SCRAMBLE.
GIVING THIS GUY A SHOT.
GOOD DEFAULT ACCURACY.
AND A 45-YARD STRING TO ROME
ODUNZE.
HE CAME UP WITH THE BIG CATCH ON
A BIG PLAY.
PLAYING FOOTBALL.
YOU LIKE THAT?
♪ ♪
WILLIAMS.
IN THE END ZONE!
♪ ♪
COME ON, BABY.
LET'S GO!
RULED INCOMPLETE.
GOT TO HAVE AWARENESS.
HIS LEFT FOOT IS ON THE BACK
LINE OF THE END ZONE.
IF HE WOULD'VE JUST LOOKED DOWN
AND TAKEN A QUICK PEEK.
LET'S GO!
FINISH!
3RD & GOAL FROM THE SEVEN.
SNAP TO CALEB WILLIAMS.
MOVING IN THE POCKET, PRESSURE
ESCAPES, SPINS TO HIS LEFT, ON
THE MOVE AGAIN.
OUTSIDE THE NUMBERS.
HE'S IN FOR THE TOUCHDOWN!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
CALEB WILLIAMS FINISHES OFF
THE DRIVE.
HE IS NOT FEARING PRESSURE.
HE IS TOYING WITH PRESSURE.
THE AWARENESS.
THIS IS WHAT HE DOES.
HE CAN CREATE.
22 PLAYS FOR OFFENSE.
I'M GONNA HOLD IT.
SEVEN POINTS, BABY.
FIRST ONE, BABY.
FIRST ONE.
I UNDERSTAND.
I'M JUST GOING TO HOLD IT.
EIGHT PLAYS, 90 YARDS, 319.
REALLY GOOD STUFF FROM MATT
EBERFLUS' DEFENSE.
CALEB WILLIAMS DAZZLED WITH
HIS POCKET PRESENCE AND SKILLS.
APPRECIATE YOU ALL.
RAN IN FOR A 7-YARD TOUCHDOWN
TO CAP A 90-YARD DRIVE.
Narrator: YOU NEVER FORGET
YOUR FIRST.
AND WHILE THE MEMENTO IS NICE,
WILLIAMS IS CONTENT TO PUT THAT
FOOTBALL AWAY.
HE'D RATHER CONCENTRATE ON WAYS
TO IMPROVE HIS GAME.
IT'S NEVER GOING TO BE
PERFECT.
I TRIED TO JUST POP IT OVER
AND HE STARTED MOVING.
NOT ON THE SAME PAGE.
SOME OF IT WAS JUST SMALL
DETAILS.
WE'LL TAKE A LOOK.
THIRD DOWN, KEEP PROTECTING.
PLAY ACTION GAME.
THE ONLY THING TO KNOW, WE'VE
GOT OUR NORMAL STUFF.
STARTING THE SECOND HALF OFF.
TYSON HAS STEPPED INTO THE
GAME AS QUARTERBACK.
CALEB WILLIAMS IS DONE.
LET'S GO.
BE SHARP.
BAGENT FIGHTING TILT LOCK IN THE
NUMBER TWO QUARTERBACK SPOT.
WE'VE GOT THE FIELD POSITION.
NO REASON WE SHOULDN'T BE
PERFECT RIGHT OFF THE JUMP.
BAGENT IN THE QUARTERBACK OUT
OF THE GUN.
GOING TO HAND IT OFF.
STOPPED COLD.
A NEW RULE CHANGE I WOULD
LIKE TO IMPLEMENT, NO
RUNNING BACK RUNNING THE BALL.
ALL PAST PLAYS.
[LAUGHS]
COME ON, 17.
PROTECT THE BALL.
BAGENT TO THE MIDDLE OF THE
FIELD, CAUGHT.
WAY TO THROW THE BALL!
PLAY CLOCK COUNTY 5.
SNAP TO BAGENT WITH TIME.
TOUCHDOWN.
YEAH!
LET'S SEE YOU!
THE BEARS EXTEND THEIR LEAD
TO 16-3.
Narrator: TORY TAYLOR,
THE ROOKIE PUNTER
FROM DOWN UNDER,
HAS ANOTHER JOB:
HOLDING ON EXTRA POINTS
AND FIELD GOALS.
LOOKS LIKE HE'S GOT IT DOWN PAT.
HIGHEST SNAP, PULLED DOWN BY
TAYLOR.
17-3 BEARS.
EXCELLENT WORK ACROSS THE BOARD
FROM THE TWOS AND THE PHRASE.
WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT
CALEB?
GREAT GUY.
THEY ARE HAPPY.
THEY ARE RICH.
THEY LOOK GREAT.
THEIR GIRLFRIENDS ARE HOT.
NICE TOSS OVER THE MIDDLE.
IT'S A PERFECT STRIKE FROM
BAGENT.
MAD EFFICIENT.
STAY SHARP.
BAGENT FLOATED DOWN THE
SIDELINE.
TOUCHDOWN AGAIN.
LET'S GO!
TYSON GRABBED THE BALL AND
THEN SPIKED IT.
LET'S GO.
KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
TYSON BAGENT EVEN SHOWS
IMPROVEMENT FROM LAST YEAR.
THAT'S TEXTBOOK.
NO HESITATION.
THAT WAS FUN.
HIGH SNAP.
GOOD JOB AGAIN BY TORY TAYLOR.
STILL GETTING USED TO THE NFL
STYLE OF HOLDING.
Narrator: IT ISN'T GLAMOROUS
BUT A HOLDER'S JOB IS CRITICAL.
AND NOT AS EASY AS IT LOOKS.
IT IS STARTING TO RAIN A
LITTLE BIT AGAIN NOW.
HERE COMES THE SNAP.
GOOD ONE.
IT'S GOOD.
CAIRO SANTOS.
SOME ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
FINDING SOME ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW
HARD THAT IS IN THE RAIN, BRO.
HEY, HEY.
GOING TO GO UNDEFEATED IN THE
PRESEASON?
3-0 START TO THE PRESEASON
FOR THE BEARS HAD ONE MORE
COMING UP ON THURSDAY AGAINST
THE CHIEFS.
YOU GOT IT.
WILL TAKE EVERY WIN YOU CAN
GET, PRESEASON OR OTHERWISE.
STAY HEALTHY.
ONE-ON-ONE FOOTBALL IS TAKING
CARE OF THE BALL.
OFFENSE, YOU FINISH WITH A KICK
EVERY SINGLE TIME.
DEFENSE, YOU TOOK IT AWAY.
WERE YOU PREPARED?
YEAH, YOU WERE.
DID YOU PLAY WITH PASSION?
YES, YOU DID.
LET'S LEARN FROM THIS
PERFORMANCE SO WE CAN GET
BETTER.
EACH INDIVIDUAL MAN, UNIT,
POSITION IS A FOOTBALL TEAM.
CALEB, YOU'VE GOT IT.
GET IN HERE, MAN.
I SAID THIS WHEN WE WALKED
IN, WE ARE GOING TO KEEP THIS
GOING.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
LET'S KEEP IT GOING.
LET'S KEEP THIS FAMILY GOING.
HERE WE GO.
FAMILY ON THREE.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
FAMILY!
COME
YEAH, YOUR FAMILY IS SO
EXCITED TO SEE YOU.
Narrator: AFTER THREE
STRAIGHT WINS,
THE BEARS HAVE THE SWAGGER
OF A TEAM THAT WALKS TALL.
MAYBE THAT'S BECAUSE THEY WALK
TOGETHER.
OR MAYBE IT'S THE CONFIDENCE
OF HAVING A QUARTERBACK
WHO CAN REWRITE THE STORY.
IT'S ALWAYS A CONSTANT
BATTLE.
IF WE ARE GOING TO GET A LOT
BETTER, WE ARE GOING TO KEEP
GROWING AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
A LOT OF FUN DOING IT.
WE ARE HERE TO WIN GAMES FOR THE
CHICAGO BEARS.
♪ ♪