Caleb Williams is the top quarterback prospect in the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft and is widely expected to be the No. 1 overall pick by the Chicago Bears. And while Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders acknowledges just how talented Williams is after facing off against him this year, he has one pretty significant concern with Chicago’s decision.
During an interview on SiriusXM Mad Dog Radio with Chris Russo, Deion Sanders revealed what could be a major problem for Caleb Williams if he is indeed the first overall pick by the Chicago Bears – he’s not used to playing in cold weather.
“Let me tell you something that I have a problem with,” Deion told Russo according to Pro Football Talk. “And this kid can flat out play, I think he’s the best one on the board this year for sure. A kid that’s coming from California for the last couple years, right? And went to Oklahoma. That’s not terribly cold. Chicago’s cold, man. You gotta think about that kind of stuff when you’re taking a young man. Like see, when you take a guy from Ohio State and you bring him to Chicago, OK, I could understand that. But from California to Chicago? Not only that, they added what? One or two more games in the NFL. Seventeen games. Come on, man. You gotta factor in that stuff. That stuff matters.
“Like, I don’t want my kid [Shedeur] going nowhere cold next year. He grew up in Texas. He played in Jackson, played in Colorado. Season’s over before it gets cold in Colorado. I’m just thinking way ahead. I don’t want that for him.”
We’ll have to see whether or not the cold weather turns out to be an issue for Williams.
