Justin Fields confident Bears' Caleb Williams will 'be fine' despite early struggles

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Justin Fields and Caleb Williams will be forever linked. 

The Chicago Bears selected Fields in the first round in 2021. He would go on to spend the first three years of his NFL career in Chicago. This past March, that same franchise decided to trade Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for a conditional sixth-round draft pick in 2025. Just over a month later, the Bears used the first overall draft pick on Williams.

Fields experienced his fair share of ups and downs throughout his 40-game tenure with the Bears, but he has seemed to have found his footing with the Steelers. Super Bowl champion Russell Wilson was named the starter heading into the 2024 regular season, but he was scratched from Pittsburgh's season opener against the Atlanta Falcons due to a hamstring injury.

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Justin Fields of the Pittsburgh Steelers looks on after beating the Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High on Sept. 15, 2024, in Denver. (Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)

Fields helped lift the Steelers to an 18-10 victory over the Falcons in Atlanta. Last week, Fields threw one touchdown and avoided turning the ball over in a game against the Denver Broncos to help Pittsburgh improve to 2-0 on the season.

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Meanwhile, Williams' final stat line after his NFL debut was largely forgettable. The Bears scored 24 points, which was enough to defeat the Tennessee Titans, but Williams finished the day with just 93 passing