Caleb Williams stared onto the field Sunday afternoon as he stood on the Chicago Bears sideline at Ford Field in Detroit. Williams held his helmet near his ear so he could hear the offensive play call over the crown noise.

There were just under eight minutes left in the Bears’ game against the Detroit Lions, but backup quarterback Tyson Bagent was the one taking offensive snaps. Williams wasn’t injured, but with the Lions leading 52-21, Bears head coach Ben Johnson decided to take Williams out and not risk an injury.

Williams stood there, frustrated as the final minutes passed of the Bears’ 52-21 loss. Chicago had planned to come to Detroit to prove that it could compete against one of the NFL’s best.

Instead, Williams was left standing there wishing he could be out there competing

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