Caleb Williams might be NFL's fastest QB — how will the Bears exploit it?

With the Bears tied late in the second quarter, Caleb Williams dropped back, stepped up into the pocket and ran up the left sideline.Without a linebacker there to spy him, the quarterback took off at a full gallop at the Panthers’ 36. Defensive backs stayed plastered on Bears receivers, thinking Williams was still looking to pass.“From there,” Williams, “it was just, 'Beat them to the pylon.’”By the time Williams reached the end zone for a 29-yard touchdown run, not a single defender had…
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