{"id":963541,"date":"2026-08-04T00:12:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T00:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/963541\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T00:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T00:12:16","slug":"nfc-notes-kyler-murray-caleb-williams-bears-lions-packers-vikings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/963541\/","title":{"rendered":"NFC Notes: Kyler Murray, Caleb Williams, Bears, Lions, Packers, Vikings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Madden cover athlete QB Caleb Williams<\/a> commented on how he and HC Ben Johnson plan to develop their offense ahead of the new season.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlays get more detailed,\u201d Williams said this week, via Larry Mayer of the team\u2019s website<\/a>. \u201c[Johnson is] adding more on my plate of figuring out the coverage before and having an idea of where I can go with the ball faster and sooner. I haven\u2019t thrown a lot of picks in my career because I can see the coverage and feel the coverage. It\u2019s a little more detailed from play-to-play and specifics within the play towards the coverage that we are attacking. Then adding more plays in there so that we can kill, alert, and check to these different man checks, Cover 2 checks, one high, or whatever the case may be. We are excited about that. I\u2019m excited. The challenge that he\u2019s giving me to be able to take the next step and progress is what I\u2019m most excited about. It\u2019s going to be hard. It\u2019s going to be tough like it is every year. That\u2019s what you embrace, that\u2019s what you enjoy. Because when it shows up on game days and Sundays or whatever day we play on, it\u2019s really rewarding.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI know we have a real common goal and it\u2019s to find a way to make the Chicago Bears champions,\u201d Williams added. \u201cSo, everything he says to me, I\u2019ll do it at 200 percent and won\u2019t look back. That\u2019s kind of how it is now. If he yells and curses at me or anything like that, I know it\u2019s for the greater good of the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bears HC Ben Johnson said RB Kyle Monangai<\/a> is day-to-day with a soft tissue injury, but it doesn\u2019t seem to be long-term, per Brad Biggs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lions HC Dan Campbell<\/a> is proud of the way DL Tyleik Williams<\/a> has gotten his weight down to 325 pounds to begin training camp.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really proud of him, really proud of him,\u201d Campbell said of Williams, via Pro Football Talk<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s a man of his word. Before we drafted him, we sat up there, Brad [Holmes] and I did, and said, \u2018Is there going to be an issue with your weight, ever?\u2019 \u2018No.\u2019 He came in, he noticed that he was a little bit heavy in the spring. He came in two weeks before our program even started and was pretty heavy and said, \u2018I want to get this right.\u2019 He put in the work, Scott did a great job with him, got him right.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s just put the work in. He\u2019s put the work in. And I\u2019ll tell you what, he\u2019s a man of his word. Came in at 325, made his weight, crushed the conditioning test,\u201d Campbell added. \u201cReally fired up. It\u2019s a credit to him. Our eyes are open. We\u2019re willing to give him an opportunity, if there\u2019s a little bit more that shows, maybe he\u2019s out there a little bit more on third down. We like Tyleik. We absolutely know there\u2019s a role for him and there\u2019s something he can do for us that really helps us. Can it be even more than that? Yeah. Our eyes are open.\u201d<\/p>\n

Packers GM Brian Gutekunst said it was clear they needed a veteran LB like Zaire Franklin<\/a> after they realized it would be tough to keep Quay Walker<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we kind of went down and we realized it was going to be really tough to get Quay back, I wanted to make sure we had an answer at middle linebacker, particularly one that might have some veteran presence,\u201d Gutekunst said, via ESPN\u2019s Rob Demovsky<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The spotlight has been on the quarterback competition this offseason in Minnesota, but QB Kyler Murray<\/a> is happy for the change of scenery and the chance to get to throw to a phenomenal receiver like Justin Jefferson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s greatness,\u201d Murray said when asked about Jefferson, via Pro Football Talk<\/a>. \u201cNot only does he believe he\u2019s the best receiver in the league, he wants to be. From what I\u2019ve seen out here, he\u2019s proved it every single day. Those are the guys you want to be around. It\u2019s few and far between having guys like that, but when you get around one, you see why. I\u2019m just grateful I get to throw him the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the best time of the year,\u201d Murray added. \u201cThe best time of the year. Grass is green, sun is out, the trees \u2014 beautiful scenery. Just getting to touch the field again with the guys, getting to play the game that I love to play. Best time of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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