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Why the Bears shouldn't play Caleb Williams in preseason games this year

First publishedAug 3, 14:41 UTC
Last updatedAug 3, 17:16 UTC · 9m ago
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<p>This is the third time in 12 years the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears" target="_blank" >Bears</a> will have the same head coach, offensive play-caller and starting quarterback working together as they did the year before.</p><p>They should act like it.</p><p>The team’s first preseason game is less than two weeks away. If history is any indication, quarterback <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/08/01/bears-qb-caleb-williams-must-keep-climbing-no-matter-how-it-goes-with-offensive-line-this-season" target="_blank" >Caleb Williams</a> won’t play in it.

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<p>This is the third time in 12 years the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears" target="_blank" >Bears</a> will have the same head coach, offensive play-caller and starting quarterback working together as they did the year before.</p><p>They should act like it.</p><p>The team’s first preseason game is less than two weeks away. If history is any indication, quarterback <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/08/01/bears-qb-caleb-williams-must-keep-climbing-no-matter-how-it-goes-with-offensive-line-this-season" target="_blank" >Caleb Williams</a> won’t play in it. If common sense has any say, the same will be true of the Bears’ next two exhibition games.</p><p>Williams was seemingly everywhere this offseason, from hype lists to video game covers. Bears fans should hope the opposite is true this preseason.</p><p>There’s no reason to play Williams in games.

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<p>This is the third time in 12 years the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears" target="_blank" >Bears</a> will have the same head coach, offensive play-caller and starting quarterback working together as they did the year before.</p><p>They should act like it.</p><p>The team’s first preseason game is less than two weeks away. If history is any indication, quarterback <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/08/01/bears-qb-caleb-williams-must-keep-climbing-no-matter-how-it-goes-with-offensive-line-this-season" target="_blank" >Caleb Williams</a> won’t play in it.
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