If Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams and wide receiver Keenan Allen are a productive tandem from the jump, they can point to spring nights at a hotel during OTAs.
The two would watch the NBA playoffs while playing “Monopoly Deal,” then pause to test each other on the playbook.
“He’d call out the play, I’d draw it up, vice versa, while we’re sitting there watching the NBA playoffs,” Allen said Saturday. “Just being able to go through it with him, we talk about the play — what I like, what I’m used to, what I usually see — and then going over the knowledge, making sure we’re on the same page.
“Just being able to communicate at this level. Obviously you’ve got new terminology from college and you’re going to get different coverages, too. Just giving him the knowledge that I was taught being with guys like Philip Rivers, obviously Justin Herbert, and just making sure we’re seeing things the same way.”
The first practice of Bears camp was light — the pads don’t come on for another week. But we did see a side-armed throw from Williams to the 12-year veteran in a two-minute drill.
“I’m just trying to get into a spot where I can see him, and if I can see the arm angle, see the ball come out then I’m fine,” Allen said. “I don’t really care how it gets there.”
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