Caleb Williams is starting to make training camp look a lot cleaner for the Bears.
That’s the biggest takeaway from Chicago’s early work this summer, where the offense has still had its bumps but is showing far fewer of the sloppy mistakes that showed up a year ago. The difference, at least so far, comes back to Williams being more comfortable and more in sync with what Ben Johnson wants from this unit.
The Bears quarterback looked sharp on Day 7 of camp, a session ESPN’s Courtney Cronin described as a shorter one that moved quickly. She reported: "Practice No. 7 was a shorty today.
Started at 8:30 done by 10. Bears were in shells and thew few team periods they did were all half-speed.
Caleb Williams went 9-for-10 in 7-on-7 with the best catch of the day coming from Kaden Davis."
That kind of efficiency matters because Williams spent much of last season and the offseason getting dragged for his accuracy. He finished with a 58% completion percentage, and the criticism around his passing often centered on his inconsistency when plays broke down and he had to move outside the pocket.
But the picture inside camp looks different now. Williams appears to have a much firmer grip on the offense, and that’s letting his natural arm talent show up in a cleaner way. Nobody ever questioned whether he could make every throw; the issue was putting the whole thing together.
Johnson said during the regular season that some of Williams’ accuracy issues were tied to the learning curve in the offense. Then, in the offseason, Bears wide receivers coach Antwaan Randle El pointed to drops, saying he counted 43 catchable balls that weren’t secured.
If those 43 completions are added in, Williams’ completion percentage would have jumped to 65.6% in 2025. That’s a pretty different-looking number, and it suggests the panic around his accuracy may have been overdone.
For now, camp is reinforcing what Bears fans already believed: Williams has the goods. He looks like a quarterback with real upside, and if this trend keeps rolling, an MVP conversation in 2026 and beyond doesn’t sound out of place.
In Other News...
Caleb Williams Keeps Showing One Bears Problem Fans Know Too Well
Caleb Williams has spent training camp reinforcing a familiar trait for the Bears: he may take a little while to settle in, but he tends to find his rhythm as the work goes on. During a recent practice, he again showed some early struggles before finishing stronger, a pattern that echoes last season, when he helped fuel one of the leagues most comeback-minded stretches and kept Chicago in games long after things had gone sideways.
For the Bears, the concern is less about whether Williams can recover and more about how often the offense is putting itself in that position in the first place. Analysts around camp have pointed to the same issue the team carried through much of last year, when penalties piled up at an alarming rate and mistakes kept the offense from building cleaner drives. Williams resilience is already established, but Chicago still needs a version of this team that does not have to keep relying on late fixes. [Read more 🡒]
D'Andre Swift Faces A Bears Camp Battle With Big Money At Stake
DAndre Swift is back in the familiar grind of training camp, and for the Bears, his role still starts with being the lead back in a new setup under Ben Johnson. Swift has stressed the importance of attention to detail and preparation as the staff pushes through camp, a fitting focus for a player trying to keep his place at the center of the offense while the roster around him keeps changing.
The bigger question is how much work Swift will actually get once the games begin. Chicago is expected to share the backfield with rookie Kyle Monangai next season, a setup that could leave Swift fighting not just for touches but for clarity about where he fits long term. With his contract running down, every carry in camp carries a little more weight than usual. [Read more 🡒]
Bears Just Added Veteran Insurance To A Secondary Battle Fans Were Watching
Training camp has already started sorting out the Bears secondary, and the latest roster move adds another layer to a competition that was worth watching. Chicago brought in veteran defensive back Xavier Woods, a well-traveled NFL defender who should give the back end some depth and a little more pressure on the players fighting for jobs and roles.
The corresponding move came with Dallis Flowers heading to reserve/injured after a serious training-camp injury. For a secondary still trying to settle itself before the real games begin, it is the kind of pivot teams have to make quickly this time of year, blending opportunity for one player with a setback for another. [Read more 🡒]