The Bears already had a full load of drama going into this offseason, then they got a little more as the consensus top college prospect toyed with them by waiting until the last possible moment to enter the draft.
The spike in suspense quieted as USC quarterback Caleb Williams officially declared for the draft Monday, clearing the way for the Bears to pick him if they want to move on from incumbent Justin Fields. They have the No. 1 pick for the second year in a row, and general manager Ryan Poles said he was “very wide open” to taking a quarterback.
