Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images A new era begins in Chicago! That didn’t take long. The Chicago Bears have announced that Caleb Williams, their brand-new quarterback, will don jersey number 18 for the Navy and Orange. Ladies and gentlemen... 1️⃣8️⃣ — Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) April 26, 2024 Williams wore 18 while at Gonzaga College High School but 13 during his college years at Oklahoma and USC. While on the red carpet before the draft, he was asked about wearing number 13 as a professional, and he played it coy, saying, “If it’s the Bears...” that there’s a future Hall of Famer th ..read more

Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports WCG’s lead draft analyst looks at the Bears’ new rookie wide receiver. With the No. 9 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears have selected Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze. A consensus All-American in 2023 and a back-to-back member of the first-team All-Pac-12 team, Odunze was a popular choice among Bears fans with their second Round 1 selection, but there were doubts as to whether he would be available at No. 9. He was, and general manager Ryan Poles stayed put and acquired another phenomenal offensive prospect. Odunze is the next step in Chicago’s trans ..read more

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images The second top-10 pick is in for Chicago and Twitter reacted to the second new Bear of the night. After the Caleb Williams pick, the Chicago Bears didn’t have to wait very long to pick again. The wait to No. 9, where there has been much more discussion and pondering has been interesting. After Williams, two more QBs, Jayden Daniels and Drake Maye came off the board. Then Marvin Harrison Jr. The Chargers took Notre Dame tackle Joe Alt (the MOST Harbaugh pick) and the Giants took Malik Nabors from LSU. Tennessee took Alabama OL J.C. Latham. So would Rome Oduz ..read more

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The Chicago Bears have selected Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze with the ninth overall pick in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. We’ll record an immediate reaction podcast about the selection, so check out Lester Wiltfong and our Lead Draft Analyst, Jacob Infante, right here as soon as it publishes from our 2nd City Gridiron channels. Make sure you subscribe to our 2nd City Gridiron Podcast Channel for audio coverage of this year’s draft and all our Bears stuff. We’re available on Apple, Spotify, iHeart, Audacy, and other popular podcast platforms ..read more

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Now that it’s officially official, let’s celebrate! The wait is over. We all knew what was coming. So now it is the time to celebrate. Caleb Williams is officially a Chicago Bear. The quarterback of the Chicago Bears. Happy Caleb Williams Day! Happy Caleb Williams Day!!! — God Emperor Paul S. (@ovid9) April 26, 2024 Here’s how X, formerly known as Twitter, celebrated. Of course, first, we waited. The #Bears have submitted the pick. It took them just over 5 minutes to do so. And now we wait for Caleb Williams to get on stage. — Jacob Infante (@jacobinf ..read more

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports WCG’s lead draft analyst breaks down the Bears’ new quarterback. With the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears have selected USC quarterback Caleb Williams. The selection hardly comes as a surprise, as Williams being the No. 1 pick for the Bears was the general expectation around the league ever since Chicago secured the top spot through the Panthers. Once the Bears traded last year’s starting quarterback Justin Fields to the Steelers in March, any potential doubt was removed. The 2022 Heisman Trophy winner was a three-year starter at the collegiate le ..read more

Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports Finally! The worst-kept secret of the draft in years is finally over... With the first pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears have selected USC quarterback Caleb Williams. General manager Ryan Poles and the Bears handled the predraft process as efficiently and thoroughly as possible, and they finally landed — who they believe will be — their franchise quarterback. The on-field talent is undeniable, as Williams has been compared to other top quarterback prospects, but the intangibles have me just as excited. It was a fun few weeks watching all the bogus ..read more

Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images All the Bears draft moves tracked here! This will be a night that Chicago Bears fans all look back on, but will it be with fondness or regret? For the first time since the 1940s, the Bears will make the first pick in the NFL Draft. Everything that general manager Ryan Poles has done during his two-plus years on the job has led to this night. His vision for the franchise will now be in the hands of a quarterback he believes can lead this team to the top of the NFC North and beyond. If you think the division crown wil ..read more

Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Peanut will be in Detroit on Friday night representing the Bears! The NFL always brings out current and former players and a few celebrities to announce some of their day two picks, and this year will see the return of Chicago Bears legend Charles Tillman. The league announced that Peanut would be on stage in Detroit to announce Chicago’s third-round selection, which is currently slated to be 75 overall. Other legends with ties to the Bears scheduled to appear on stage are Muhsin Muhammad, who will announce Carolina’s second and third-roun ..read more

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports This week’s SB Nation Reacts results are in, and Bears fans think a trade is coming. Many Chicago Bears fans, including me, are holding out hope for a Caleb Williams-Rome Odunze 1-2 punch with their first two picks, but it may be in the Bears’ best interests to move back from nine even if Odunze is there. If they can drop back a few spots and pick up a day-two pick, they could still come away with a blue-chip prospect while adding another potential early contributor. This could be why 51% of our Reacts voters expect the Bears to trade down from nine overall. Then a ..read more