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Bears' QB Caleb Williams sends message to Vikings with Brian Urlacher jersey

In a move that's too comedic to be coincidental, Chicago Bears' quarterback Caleb Williams took a shot Minnesota Vikings' counterpart J.J. McCarthy.
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Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) passes against the Minnesota Vikings in 2024
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) passes against the Minnesota Vikings in 2024 | Brad Rempel-Imagn Images

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Sure, new Chicago Bears' head coach Ben Johnson came from the Detroit Lions and it will be intense when the teams meet next Sunday in Week 2 of the NFL season. But quarterback Caleb Williams gave us a hilarious reminder before Monday night's game that the Minnesota Vikings are still the Bears' bad-blood NFC North rival as well.

All week in advance of Monday's primetime showdown, the media fell in love with the warm-'n-fuzzy story about how Vikings' quarterback J.J. McCarthy grew up a Bears fan. He went to games with his family, and a cute photo of him as a kid in a Brian Urlacher No. 54 Bears jersey even went viral.

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Either by uncanny coincidence or the result of a direct jab at the Vikings and his quarterback counterpart, guess whose jersey Williams showed up in when he arrived at Soldier Field?

You guessed it. Urlacher's No. 54

After an up-and-down preseason, Williams certainly hopes to make a statement with his play against the Vikings in his first game under Johnson. He's already sent his message ... loud and clear.

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) passes the ball against the Minnesota Vikings
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) passes the ball against the Minnesota Vikings | Daniel Bartel-Imagn Images

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Richie Whitt
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Richie Whitt has been a sports media fixture in Dallas-Fort Worth since graduating from UT-Arlington in 1986. His career is highlighted by successful stints in print (Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Dallas Observer), TV (NBC5) and radio (105.3 The Fan). During his almost 40-year tenure, he's blabbed and blogged on events ranging from Super Bowls to NBA Finals to World Series to Stanley Cups to Olympics to Wimbledons to World Cups. Whitt has been covering the NFL since 1989, and in 1993 authored The 'Boys Are Back, a book chronicling the Dallas Cowboys' run to Super Bowl XXVII.

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