Caleb Williams tried to avoid getting drafted by Bears and considered UFL stint, book says

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Eli Manning and John Elway almost had company.

A new book details how Caleb Williams apparently tried to avoid getting drafted by the Chicago Bears last year.

Williams and his family consulted with lawyers to find a loophole in the NFL's collective bargaining agreement, all while his father told the book's author, Seth Wickersham, that "Chicago is the place quarterbacks go to die."

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Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams passes against the Seattle Seahawks at Soldier Field. (Daniel Bartel-Imagn Images)

Williams himself wondered if he could "do it" with Shane Waldron, who has since been fired from his offensive coordinator role. His father, Carl, was also concerned about Matt Eberflus (also since let go as the head coach), and uncertainty within the franchise, along with the fate of previous first-round quarterbacks the organization had selected, that would hold his son back.

"I don't want my son playing for the Bears," Carl Williams apparently said. Caleb actually told his dad that he "needed" to go to the Minnesota Vikings after meeting with them, knowing how unlikely that would be.

In fact, the quarterback even considered signing into the United Football League out of USC, rather than being the automatic first pick in the NFL.

The details are highlighted in Wickersham's book, "American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback," which is set to be released in September. 

The Bears declined to comment to Fox News Digital.

Fox News Digital reached out to Williams' rep.

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