Caleb Williams hosts Caleb Cares Foundation event before rookie Bears season

Chicago Bears NFL rookie quarterback Caleb Williams introduced his Caleb Cares Foundation to Chicago. Caleb hosted nearly 700 youths from 12 Chicago-area schools at the Dr. Conrad Worrill Track and Field Center at Gately Park on the city’s South Side.

Williams spoke to the students about anti-bullying, mental health and youth empowerment. He also threw autographed footballs to nine kids who had been selected as winners of Caleb Cares Hero Awards, which recognize individuals who demonstrate kindness and respect to their classmates and teachers.

“A big reason of why I started [Caleb Cares] is to help out in areas where I would say it’s needed, or where it’s shown, percentage-wise, that it’s needed,” Williams said. “It’s huge for me to start in places that I can be or have been and been able to reach and use my platform to reach people. So it’s great to start it here in Chicago.”

Williams on the football side of things and his current contract situation:

“I’m not handling that,” Williams said, via Colleen Kane of the Chicago Tribune. “My lawyers and attorney and everybody, the head of the Bears, everybody up there up top is handling that. That’s not my position that I’m handling.”

“I’m excited to get the season started, we’re only three weeks away from our first exhibition game.”

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