Caleb Williams is a proud and confident individual. He recently demonstrated those talents in an hour-long conversation on “The Pivot” with Ryan Clark.
During the conversation, he and the group discussed social media. Bears fans quickly found from Williams’ X page that he keeps receipts in his likes. He saves posts that make him doubt himself so that he can use them as inspiration later.
Sometimes he responds. He recently responded to ESPN commentator Greg McElroy’s observation regarding Williams’ lack of hardship.
“I do wonder [if] there’s a sense of entitlement,” McElroy explained. “Is there that chip on his shoulder that’s going to keep him going 10, 12 years down the road the way it does [Patrick] Mahomes, who’s still pissed that he got drafted 10th?”
This is how he answered.
Let’s go back to school again 😂🤦🏽♂️cause I’m bored rn..
Adversity:
“A state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune.”Y1. Didn’t start freshman year.
Y2. Popped hammy championship game 1st Q. Lost bc of my hammy.
Y3. 7-5 my last year of college ball. https://t.co/360cZjUGzD— Caleb Williams (@CALEBcsw) April 9, 2024
We all know McElroy’s statement is incorrect. Williams has undergone more than enough adversity throughout his football career to qualify. So the question becomes, “Why respond?”
“My most recent thing that I put out about the adversity thing,” Williams explained on the podcast. “I don’t care whether it’s someone else’s opinion. Opinions remain opinions. If you think someone should go first, that’s fine. But if you utter something like “adversity,” And I’ve got facts for you. If there are facts to it, I will answer.
“I was quite bored because I was in Jacksonville. I completed my Zoom meetings. I finished my morning workouts. And I was simply lying in bed, bored. I also said, ‘I’m bored right now! I also answer in a harmless manner. I don’t attack anyone. That’s not how I do it. I’m just being a smart a– about it.
Williams said he replies because it’s enjoyable. Clark, a former NFL player, expressed the same sentiment as Williams. As players, they put forth a lot of effort to develop their craft. Anyone who tries to tarnish it without reason or fact is making a poor attempt to undermine that work. It doesn’t matter, but it’s enjoyable to prove them incorrect.
For what it’s worth, the USC quarterback has overcome a great deal of adversity. He replaced Spencer Rattler as Oklahoma’s starter late in his first collegiate football season. He transferred to USC and became the team’s starting quarterback. Williams faced difficulty in some of the most memorable high school games ever played. Simply reference his response.
Williams has received an amazing amount of attention on social media. His personality, his flash, his confidence — or cockiness, as some call it —, the painted nails, the pink phone case, crying in the stands after a loss, etc.
Williams has been called everything.
Through it all, Williams shown maturity and intelligence throughout the discussion. Claiming he can’t survive in a media market as huge as Chicago’s? I beg to differ.
“The cliche is that if you don’t have those people saying things, if you don’t have people talking about you, whether it’s good or terrible, about being No. 1 or whatever foolish that comes up on social media… “If you don’t have those things, you aren’t doing it right,” Williams added.
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