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Twenty weeks ago Friday, Caleb Williams stood at the most popular podium at the NFL Scouting Combine and laid out exactly what he wanted to find out from the Bears.
“Just: ‘Do you want to win?’ he said then.
The team’s actions ever since have answered in the affirmative.
General manager Ryan Poles traded for receiver Keenan Allen and signed running back D’Andre Swift — both were Pro Bowl players last year — and drafted rookie receiver Rome Odunze ninth overall to pair with the first overall pick. They’ll play for offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, the former Seahawks play-caller whom coach Matt Eberflus chose from among 14 candidates in January.