Bears training camp report No. 17: Bengals pressure gets to QB Caleb Williams
<p>Breaking down <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears" target="_blank" >the Bears</a>’ Thursday training camp practice with the Bengals:</p><p><b>Feisty tone</b><br>The teams practiced for more than two hours on a hot, muggy morning in Cincinnati, and it was bound to get contentious. There was an early scrap between Bears left tackle Darnell Wright and various Bengals defensive linemen, a widespread scrum among second-stringers on the Bears’ offense and Bengals’ defense in which coach Ben Johnson raced to the middle of the crowd to break it up and a third skirmish in which a Bears defender and Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow grabbed each other by the jersey.</p><p><b>Williams’ day</b><br>The Bears started with a botched snap between center Garrett Bradbury and quarterback <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2025/08/31/why-do-so-many-people-hate-bears-qb-caleb-williams-he-answers-exactly-that-question" >Caleb Williams</a> and ended with Williams throwing an interception in a two-minute drill.
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<p>Breaking down <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears" target="_blank" >the Bears</a>’ Thursday training camp practice with the Bengals:</p><p><b>Feisty tone</b><br>The teams practiced for more than two hours on a hot, muggy morning in Cincinnati, and it was bound to get contentious. There was an early scrap between Bears left tackle Darnell Wright and various Bengals defensive linemen, a widespread scrum among second-stringers on the Bears’ offense and Bengals’ defense in which coach Ben Johnson raced to the middle of the crowd to break it up and a third skirmish in which a Bears defender and Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow grabbed each other by the jersey.</p><p><b>Williams’ day</b><br>The Bears started with a botched snap between center Garrett Bradbury and quarterback <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2025/08/31/why-do-so-many-people-hate-bears-qb-caleb-williams-he-answers-exactly-that-question" >Caleb Williams</a> and ended with Williams throwing an interception in a two-minute drill. In between, Williams and the offensive line struggled with the Bengals’ pass rush quite a bit. After a rough start, the line played better and Williams began getting the ball out faster, but there still were some issues, especially managing three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence.
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- <p>Breaking down <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears" target="_blank" >the Bears</a>’ Thursday training camp practice with the Bengals:</p><p><b>Feisty tone</b><br>The teams practiced for more than two hours on a hot, muggy morning in Cincinnati, and it was bound to get contentious. There was an early scrap between Bears left tackle Darnell Wright and various Bengals defensive linemen, a widespread scrum among second-stringers on the Bears’ offense and Bengals’ defense in which coach Ben Johnson raced to the middle of the crowd to break it up and a third skirmish in which a Bears defender and Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow grabbed each other by the jersey.</p><p><b>Williams’ day</b><br>The Bears started with a botched snap between center Garrett Bradbury and quarterback <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2025/08/31/why-do-so-many-people-hate-bears-qb-caleb-williams-he-answers-exactly-that-question" >Caleb Williams</a> and ended with Williams throwing an interception in a two-minute drill.
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