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Bears need to see progress from QB Caleb Williams in practice, but patience abounds with No. 1 pick

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Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams has been up and down in first month or so with the team and he had a choppy performance Tuesday to begin mandatory minicamp.

Williams made some strong throws downfield, but also sailed an interception over the middle to safety Kevin Byard. And, perhaps more frustrating for coach Matt Eberflus, the offense had problems with false starts because Williams and the o-line had cadence issues.

“Obviously something we still have to work on, as you guys saw today, is the cadence,” Eberflus said. “There were half a dozen [false starts], so that’s something that needs to be worked out.