Caleb Williams’s Embarrassing Scramble Had NFL Fans Sounding Off

The 2024 No. 1 pick is not having a great NFL debut.

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Chicago Bears rookie Caleb Williams has been having a rough go in his NFL debut on Sunday.

In the Bears’ Week 1 matchup against the Tennessee Titans, Williams struggled to get the passing game going despite having a host of talented receivers at his disposal. The 22-year-old quarterback went 5-for-9 for just 25 yards in a little over a quarter of action and currently has a quarterback rating of 60.9.

It’s still much too early in the season to make any definitive conclusions, yet one of Williams’s underwhelming plays had fans already wondering whether the USC product was ready for the big leagues.

On a 1st-and-10 in the first quarter, Williams faced heavy pressure from the Titans’ pass-rushers and started to scramble backward while looking for passing options. Williams managed to escape one defender but couldn’t get away from Titans’ Sebastian Joseph-Day and was brought down at Tennessee’s 44-yard line.

Sebastian Joseph-Day takes down Caleb Williams for the sack #TitanUp

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📱: https://t.co/waVpO8ZBqG pic.twitter.com/jO9gkSJcBL

— NFL (@NFL) September 8, 2024

The play ended up being a 19-yard sack, eliciting plenty of knee-jerk reactions from fans worried about Williams’s future. It was certainly a "Welcome to the NFL" moment for the Bears rookie.

Caleb Williams trying to scramble backwards in the nfl vs grown lmao this isn’t the pac 12 pic.twitter.com/PrCjlI1Hir

— John (@iam_johnw) September 8, 2024

All that dancing ain’t gonna work in the nfl 💅

— QueenSZN🖤💛(Freddy) (@SteelCityQueen6) September 8, 2024

19 yard sack is crazy

— Lost Tribe Sports (@LostTribeSports) September 8, 2024

This ain’t USC

— SportsArenaTz (@SportsarenatzTz) September 8, 2024

Gotta learn how to throw the ball away rook

— Allan Housell (@housell10) September 8, 2024

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