CLEVELAND, Ohio — Every NFL quarterback knows the “24-hour rule”—the unwritten law that you have one day to dwell on a game, win or lose, before moving on to the next opponent.

But for Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, that oversimplified approach doesn’t capture the full psychological burden of quarterbacking an NFL franchise.

Following a heartbreaking Hail Mary loss to Washington last season, Williams had to navigate not just personal disappointment but the responsibility of setting the tone for the entire organization.

When asked about the sting of that defeat, Williams was refreshingly candid.

“Does it bother me? Yeah. In the sense of, I want to go out there and I want to win every single game that I got. And I know that’s not going to happen,” Williams said.

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