In the middle of May, the city of Chicago had a bombshell dropped on it when ESPN released an article promoting Seth Wickersham's new book, " American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback." This article revealed many truths about Caleb Williams and his father trying to circumvent being drafted by the Chicago Bears. It also detailed his tumultuous rookie season.
One of the most damning things about Williams rookie season that was revealed was that the former USC star would be left to watch film alone. Williams told his father, " No one tells me what to watch. I just turn it [film] on." Although this was a surprising nugget to learn for some, Taylor Doll of Windy City Gridiron reported that this was going on during the season in November.
That said, during an interview with Dallas Cowboys insider Ed Werder on Monday, former head coach Matt Eberflus responded to these claims. Eberflus said, "I would say this that the development of the quarterback position and really all the positions at my time with the Bears we've always had daily coach film sessions. That was throughout the entire year. That's what I observed and where it was. "
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Former Bears Coach Matt Eberflus Claims Caleb Williams Always Watched Film With Coaches
It was only a matter of time before Eberflus came out to defend himself and his coaching staff from Williams' bold claims. Even so, Eberflus's comments are hard to believe. Given Doll's reports from during the season about the lack of film study are backed up by Williams in Wickersham's book, the evidence isn't on the side of the former head coach.
Be that as it may, the identity of the person who shared the information in the first place remains unknown; all that we know is that it was someone close to Williams.
Nevertheless, both parties look to put this fiasco in the past and have a great 2025 season. For Williams and the Bears, the future looks bright with Ben Johnson manning the helm.