The Chicago Bears are heading into year two with Caleb Williams under center. While the first season didn’t result in a winning record (5-12), Chicago feels optimistic about their future. Williams showed potential throughout the season.
However, right now media is turning their attention to an off-the-field comment that left fans in shock.
Bears’ Caleb Williams Being Called Racist After Pope Comment (Breaking)
Sports have quickly become a topic of conversation when it comes to Pope Leo XIV:
A photo of the new pontiff wearing a pinstripe Chicago White Sox jersey at the 2005 World Series surfaced in the Chicago Sun-Times, which seemed to add more fuel to the debate.
Elected on Thursday, Cardinal Robert Prevost is the first pope from the U.S. in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born missionary, who took the name Leo XIV, also attended Villanova University near Philadelphia, where he received a Bachelor of Science in 1977.
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is one of the latest figures in the sports world to weigh in on the new pope. Williams needed just two words to express his apparent excitement: “Daaaaaa Pope,” he wrote Thursday on X.
Williams experienced several highs and lows during his rookie season as the Bears stumbled to a 5-12 record. While it remains unclear whether the new pope is an avid Bears supporter, Chicago certainly has plenty of reasons to be hopeful in 2025.
The Bears hired Ben Johnson as their new head coach in January. The team then made a flurry of additions to its roster once the NFL free agency period opened last month. Chicago bolstered its offensive line by acquiring center Drew Dalman and guards Joe Thuney and Jonah Jackson.
The election of the new pope also coincides with a trio of former Villanova players leading the New York Knicks on their NBA playoff run. It didn’t take long for a photoshopped picture of the four of them together to show up on social media.
The Knicks erased 20-point deficits in winning Games 1 and 2 against the defending champion Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals, with Game 3 set for Saturday in New York. The Knicks have not won an NBA title since 1973.
Fans were quick to react to this post:
“This is pretty f***ing racist but okay.”
“I don’t think Caleb believes in God tho. So this is blasphemy”
“Is you don’t believe in God at Least you yo respect. You are here and everything exists because God.”
“You’re trash lmao”
“Chicago got a pope before they got a 4000 yard passer”
