Caleb Williams’ dad didn’t want him to get drafted to the Bears because “Chicago is the place quarterbacks go to die,” he said in a new book.

Beyond attempting to devise a strategy for avoiding the Bears in the draft, quarterback Caleb Williams explored a strategy for avoiding the draft altogether. In the ESPN.com article based on reporting ...

Williams even considered signing with the United Football League. Carl’s concern for his son — according to Wickersham — came from the Bears failing to draft a star quarterback since the 1980s.