Oh, my goodness. We know that people and publications try to create publicity and buzz all the time, saying things that will push others’ buttons and generate a reaction. Pro Football Talk certainly did that on Friday, and not in a vile or inappropriate way. This wasn’t a shameful or embarrassing tweet, but it certainly rates as a bold take and an act of sticking out one’s neck in terms of making a big prediction about an NFL draft prospect. PFT is fully sold on Caleb Williams as the savior of the Chicago Bears and a transcendent NFL player who will transform the Bears in the NFC North.
Just how fully is Pro Football Talk convinced that Caleb is the truth in these weeks before the NFL draft? Read the tweet and then look at all the emotional responses to it: