Patrick Finley
Chicago Bears reporter
Patrick Finley covers the Chicago Bears for the Chicago Sun-Times.
Taylor figures to replace Trenton Gill.
Months before Rome Odunze ever shared an airplane ride with new Bears teammate Caleb Williams, he was forced into a two-day road trip.
Caleb Williams is No.1 in more ways than, well, one.
Hours after Williams said he asked the Bears for reasons why the team had a well-worn history of quarterback struggles, GM Ryan Poles said that “we’ve got to stop going back all the time.”
McCarthy, who went to Nazareth Academy in La Grange Park before starring at Michigan, will now play for the Bears’ rivals in Minnesota.
“My last goal is immortality,” Williams said two hours after the Bears made him their first-ever No. 1 overall pick at quarterback. “The only way to reach that is winning championships.’'
The Sun-Times’ experts pick whom they think the team will take with the No. 9 pick in Thursday night’s draft.
Painting his nails helps Caleb Williams relax.
It’s unclear if Odunze, who led FCS receivers with 1,640 receiving yards last season, will be available at No. 9. He’s one of a trio of receivers — alongside Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr. and LSU’s Malik Nabers — expected to be picked in the top 10.