“He’s Russell Wilson 2.0. This is not gonna go over well. … Some rookie’s gonna come in who hasn’t played one snap, talking, wearing the fingernail polish, now he’s gonna come in here and tell me, who has been here, been through the struggle, that I need to clean up?”
"He's Russell Wilson 2.0. This is not gonna go over well."
“No, how about you rookie? How about you clean up after me? Don’t give me this crap. I don’t like it at all. I feel like rookies should earn their respect. Just because you got drafted number one doesn’t mean nothing to me.”
It’s not the first time the 22-year-old Williams’ unique personality has come under fire since becoming the consensus top prospect in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Others, including FS1 host Colin Cowherd and ESPN’s Robert Griffin III, have maintained that Williams’ antics have nothing to do with how he’ll be as a quarterback in the NFL.
Amani Toomer on “The Carton Show.” Caleb Williams looks on prior to the 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game against the Texans at Tom Benson Hall Of Fame Stadium on Aug. 1, 2024 in Canton, Ohio. Getty Images
“Let Caleb Williams be Caleb Williams. Ain’t nothing wrong with him wearing pink fingernail polish and having a pink phone case. Quite frankly, if he goes to Chicago then Bears fans should be rocking whatever he is. Stop the hate and accept him for who he is,” Griffin wrote on X in March.
Amani Toomer played his entire career with the Giants. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post Caleb Williams has been a lightning rod for NFL commentators. AP
“He’s definitely got that it factor,” tight end Gerald Everett said in late July. “As a duel threat quarterback he’s not afraid to run and he’s definitely got the arm strength. He’s shown that from OTAs to now.
“To see his confidence building day in and day out is a sight to see”
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