Overview
- Kevin Byard, now with the Patriots after playing in Chicago last season, told CBS Sports he believes Caleb Williams will win NFL MVP sooner rather than later and called him the quarterback he trusts most with the game on the line.
- Byard cited Williams’ clutch reputation in 2025, pointing to a run of late-game wins, seven comebacks, and a playoff rally capped by a go-ahead touchdown pass to DJ Moore against Green Bay.
- Williams’ second season delivered 3,942 passing yards with 27 touchdowns and seven interceptions across 17 games, and the Bears went 11-6 to win their division behind multiple fourth‑quarter turnarounds.
- Head coach Ben Johnson credited schematic changes for slashing Williams’ sacks from 68 in 2024 to 24 in 2025 and said accuracy is the key offseason focus, stressing more consistent, catchable throws.
- The MVP talk remains a projection, and the context is a fast climb from a rocky 2024 rookie year as the No. 1 pick out of USC, when Williams set team rookie yardage marks but took a league‑high 68 sacks.