Caleb Williams defended himself after a fan’s video of the Bears quarterback missing his target while throwing into a net went viral. It prompted arm-chair quarterbacks to question Williams’ progress since last season.

“I look at it, and I laugh at ‘em , as always,” Williams said Thursday, via Courtney Cronin of ESPN. “We’re out here working. We’re getting after it. We’re competing, and that’s one of the drills in which we were competing.”

Williams explained that the drill — throwing into a net from close range — is designed to work on a quarterback’s quick delivery. He is supposed to throw the ball into the bottom left corner of the net as quickly as possible without turning the laces.

Williams was shown missing four consecutive throws before yelling and stomping off, but he sa

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