Quarterback Caleb Williams is beginning his novice period solid with theChicago Bears After simply 4 months with the group, the 2024No 1 general choice has actually made the regard of his Chicago colleagues and was elected as one of the Bears captains.
The Bears announced the information that Williams was just one of 8 captains picked onMonday Along with the novice QB, pass receiver DJ Moore and limited ends Cole Kmet and Marcedes Lewis will certainly stand for the group on crime, while linebackers Tremaine Edmunds and TJ Edwards, safety and security Kevin Byard and cornerback Jaylon Johnson compose the protective captains.
It’s fairly unusual for novices to be elected captain, yet when it does take place, it’s almost constantly quarterbacks. Other heavyweight quarterbacks, such as Joe Burrow, have actually been elected as captains and handled the beginning QB placement as a newbie.
Last period, Bryce Young and C.J. Stroud– theNo 1 andNo 2 general choices in the 2023 draft– were both called as captains of the Carolina Panthers and Houston Texans, specifically, throughout their novices periods. Anthony Richardson, theNo 4 general choice, was additionally called as a captain as a newbie with the Indianapolis Colts.
With Week 1 of the NFL period lastly coming close to, various other groups are starting to introduce their captains. The Colts and Philadelphia Eagles introduced their captains at the end of recently; the remainder of the groups are anticipated to do the same quickly.