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Facing a mountain of expectations, Bears QB Caleb Williams 'ready to go on the climb' in rookie year

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams has never climbed a mountain.

He’s about to.

“I wouldn’t say that climbing mountains is intimidating,” he told the Sun-Times in a sitdown interview, “but when you look up, you know you’ve got a long way to go.”

Here’s how steep it is for the No. 1 overall pick — the Bears have won one playoff game since Williams turned 6. Since the rookie was born on Nov. 18, 2001, the Bears have gone 23 games under .500 in the regular season.

At his position, they’ve been even worse.