Kevin Fishbain

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Kevin Fishbain |Adam Jahns

LAKE FOREST, Ill. - As the Chicago Bears head their separate ways for the summer, coach Ben Johnson hopes his first offseason program left an impression on his players. "I think when these guys walk away, they understand what the expectation level is," Johnson said. "I hope they also understand our coaching staff a little bit better as well.

3 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Kevin Fishbain |Adam Jahns

Bears head coach Ben Johnson smiles as he watches players practice last week in Lake Forest. AP Ben Johnson doesn’t want the Bears to be a “palms-up team.” That’s a message he’s sent to quarterback Caleb Williams and the rest of the players this spring as he sets his standard. “Body language is a huge thing,” Johnson said after Wednesday’s OTA. “Demeanor. We don’t want to be a ‘palms-up team’ where we’re questioning everything. No, no, no. To me, that’s a little bit of a sign of weakness.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Kevin Fishbain |Adam Jahns

LAKE FOREST, Ill. - Ben Johnson doesn't want the Chicago Bears to be a "palms-up team."That's a message he's sent to quarterback Caleb Williams and the rest of the players this spring as he sets his standard. "Body language is a huge thing," Johnson said after Wednesday's OTA. "Demeanor. We don't want to be a 'palms-up team' where we're questioning everything. No, no, no. To me, that's a little bit of a sign of weakness.

1 month ago | dailyherald.com | Kevin Fishbain |Adam Jahns

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams talks to media in Lake Forest on Wednesday. AP Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams stepped up to the lectern at Halas Hall and delivered an opening statement that lasted nearly four minutes Wednesday. He then took questions and, like he often has since being drafted, was unfazed in an uncomfortable spotlight. Williams was responding to information detailed earlier this month by ESPN’s Seth Wickersham in a new book about quarterbacks.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Kevin Fishbain |Adam Jahns

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams acknowledged on Wednesday that he had a good pre-draft meeting with the Minnesota Vikings last year and that he and his family discussed "ideas" about avoiding starting his NFL career in Chicago. But he said things changed after meeting with the Bears. "After I came on my visit here, it was a ... deliberate and determined answer that I wanted to come here," Williams said. "I wanted to be here.