Caleb Williamss' quest to become the hero the Chicago Bears need at quarterback began in earnest this week. The roster gathered at Halas Hall for an early start to training camp with their Aug. 1 Hall of Fame preseason kickoff game looming. However, much of the talk in the lead-up to camp has been about what Williams is getting up to off the field rather than what he will do on it.
Specifically, Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio has been reporting some... interesting aspects of Williams' rookie contract negotiations with Chicago. Florio reported the USC product had some creative requests for the Bears to earn as much money as possible. Williams apparently asked to be paid through an LLC, rather than directly from the team, as well as if he could receive his salary via a forgivable loan. The NFL shut down both avenues when the Bears asked about it.
