Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams experienced plenty of learning moments during his rookie season last season. A lot of those came against the Minnesota Vikings.

One of those “welcome to the NFL” moments occurred during a game against Minnesota when Williams played a game of mental cat and mouse against Vikings safety Harrison Smith.

Williams checked to a new play during a drive when he saw how Minnesota’s defense was aligned. Smith quickly reacted to the check and adjusted his defense’s formation to another play call.

The move forced Williams to go through mental gymnastics and check his play once again.

“There’s plenty in that game of cat and mouse, and [Smith’s] been doing it for so many years,” Williams told reporters at Halas Hall in Lake Forest on Wednesday. “They got a

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