Seth Wickersham joined the latest Bears Banter Podcast!
The latest Bears Banter has dropped!
Seth Wickersham turned many heads in Chicago, based on an article he published on ESPN’s website that included quotes for an upcoming book that will be out in September titled American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback.
Those quotes were from Caleb Williams and his father, Carl. Seth interviewed both of them for his book, and they were both quite open about the process of being drafted by the Chicago Bears.
Caleb and Carl told Seth they had reservations about coming to Chicago (“Where quarterbacks go to die”), they had concerns about Shane Waldron’s offense, how Caleb really wanted to go to the Vikings after a meeting with Kevin O’Connell, and how his father looked at ways to try to circumvent the NFL Draft so Caleb could pick his team, including potentially signing with the UFL and holding out a year.
After meeting with the Bears and their front office, Williams believed he could get it done with the Bears and decided not to “nuke the city” and agree to come to play for the Bears.
Caleb Williams further told Wickersham about the issues he had in his rookie season to the point that coaches weren’t watching tape with him regularly, and he had to do it on his own.
The details from Wickersham are pretty shocking. It’s an interview worth checking out.
To watch the interview with Seth Wickersham on the 2nd City Gridiron YouTube page, you can do so here:
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