JEREMY ALLEN WHITE , the star of the Chicago-based TV series "The Bear," was signing autographs recently when a fan asked him to make a claw gesture. The actor obliged, perhaps not realizing he was contributing to a trend created by Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams . "People love the Bear claw," Williams told ESPN.
Bears fans love just about anything associated with Williams, who the Bears took with the No. 1 draft pick on April 25. And Williams has been working at cultivating that relationship with a fan base who hasn't had a franchise quarterback since Sid Luckman in the 1940s.
Williams has engaged fans with things such as a " Green Bay sucks" chant in a Wrigleyville bar, throwing out the first pitch at a White Sox game and the Bear claw, which he trademarked. Star of "Shameless" and "The Bear" Jeremy Allen White throws up the claw 😂 pic.twitter.
com/1AnCKv0tHT But on Saturday, Williams will have to inspire Bears fans in a different way as he takes the field for the first time as a pro. The Bears travel to Buffalo to take on the Bills (1 p.m.
ET, NFL Network). Bears coach Matt Eberflus said starters will take part in a "range of plays," but he would not specify a number. "[Williams has] been getting a lot of good reps with our No.
1 defense, so I think it will feel similar to him," Eberflus said. "[It will be important for him to be] there in the pocket, to be able to move, maneuver in the pocket, ride the pocket, escape on the outside, all those things." I.