Overview

• Williams said he stopped painting his nails midway through 2024 because the losses and rookie-year grind made it "hard to do."
• He has resumed the look during training camp and preseason, calling it an expression of being himself and saying he is "unapologetic" about it.
• General manager Ryan Poles voiced confidence in Williams’ resilience, noting mistakes don’t linger and that the quarterback rebounds quickly.
• Chicago replaced Matt Eberflus and Shane Waldron with Ben Johnson, whose Detroit offenses ranked top five in yards and scoring in each of his three seasons.
• Analysts point to Johnson’s system, a revamped offensive line, and targets such as D. J. Moore, Rome Odunze, Luther Burden III, Colston Loveland, Cole Kmet, and D’Andre Swift as reasons for optimism about a Year 2 leap, and the Bears open on Monday night against the Vikings.