Angel Reese Hypes Caleb Williams in IG Photo as Bears Beat Titans in QB’s NFL Debut

Timothy Rapp@@TRappaRTFeatured Columnist IVSeptember 8, 2024

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Chicago Fire rookie forward Angel Reese was liking what she saw from Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams during his team’s 24-17 win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.

“Them boyz!” she wrote on her Instagram Stories over top of a picture of Williams. “Good shiii rook!”

Bleacher Report @BleacherReportAngel Reese shows her fellow Chicago rookie Caleb Williams some love ❤️

(via @Reese10Angel /IG) pic.twitter.com/4FbaYRMCo7

It wasn’t exactly a banner debut from Williams, who finished 14-of-29 for 93 yards with two sacks taken and 15 rushing yards. The Bears offense didn’t manage a single touchdown on the game, though Williams did find D’Andre Swift for a successful pass on a two-point conversion in the fourth quarter.

Instead, Jonathan Owens’ recovery on a blocked punt and Tyrique Stevenson’s pick-six were the only two touchdowns on the day for Chicago. Cairo Santos added three field goals in the win.

The Bears will take the result regardless of how the touchdowns were scored, and Williams will have plenty of time to work out some of the rookie kinks.

As for Reese, the double-double machine saw her excellent WNBA rookie season cut short this past week due to a wrist injury.

Angel Reese @Reese10AngelWhat a year. I never would have imagined the last bucket of my rookie season would be a 3 but maybe that was God saying give them a taste of what they will be seeing more of in Year 2 lol🥲Through it all, I have showed that I belong in this league even when no one else believed.… pic.twitter.com/re1X85mWR2

Angel Reese @Reese10Angeli love you guys & appreciate all the thoughts and prayers! 🥺 i know you guys would cut your wrist off to give it to me in a heart beat😭 but we not done yet! SKYTOWN LET’S GO! 🩵💛

The No. 7 overall pick in the 2024 draft finished her debut campaign averaging 13.6 points, 13.1 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, with a WNBA record of 15 consecutive double-doubles earlier in the season. Her 26 overall double-doubles were the second most in a single season in league history.