Bears

Bears QB Caleb Williams has sky-high expectations heading into his second season as a former number-one overall pick. Williams talked about his perspective on not having pressure and focusing on doing the task at hand.

“Pressure’s not a thing for me,” Williams said, via ESPN’s Courtney Cronin. “I don’t think of it that way.”

“It’s not my job to care what the outside noise is and things like that. My job is take care of everything in here and go out there and play. I know we didn’t win as many games as we wanted to last year, but I didn’t go 20 [touchdowns] and 20 interceptions and things like that. So, you know, take it for what you want, but no pressure is prevalent; pressure is a privilege, but you know the situation that I’m at. I don’t think I have pressure.”

Chicago HC Ben Johnson has been impressed with Williams’ ability to identify his mistakes himself in real time and fix them instead of needing instruction.

“He knows what’s coming, and we’re getting to the point now where I don’t even have to say as much,” Johnson said. “He’s as hard on himself as I’m being on him, and he’s disappointed when we’re not spitting the plays out in the huddle the way we should or we’re not taking the proper drop or our eyes aren’t in the right place.”

“He’s getting to that point where it’s more self-correction, and we’re off and running from there. I’m really excited about where he’s at mentally.”

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Packers

• Per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, in an ideal world the Packers would want to feature both TEs Tucker Kraft and Luke Musgrave. Packers HC Matt LaFleur told him: “What’s cool is they are both fully capable of doing a lot of cool stuff. It definitely gives you a lot more flexibility on offense, the athleticism you’re looking for in both the run and the pass game. It makes you a lot more unpredictable.”
• According to Fowler, the plan is still for Packers WR Christian Watson to start the season on the PUP list, even though he’s moving incredibly well. A Packers source told Fowler he even joked with Watson about whether he actually tore his ACL in January.

Vikings

Vikings WR Jordan Addison may be the clear No. 2 option in Minnesota behind top WR Justin Jefferson, but he has a goal this season of proving he’s capable of being a No. 1 receiver who just plays with another elite option. He is now facing a three-game suspension to start the 2025 season.

“I would say so. That’s why I said I’ll keep getting better to be a better all-around receiver to show [ the team] I am that,” Addison said via ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. *“I don’t want people to look at me and think he’s good at these two things but lacking here. It’s about letting the coaches know I’m getting better in the offense...