The Chicago Bears leaving Caleb Williams alone last season to decipher NFL defenses sounds ridiculous, but Williams isn't the first quarterback to be abandoned in the film room.

With Williams being the clear-cut top pick coming out of USC, Carl told several agents in 2024 he didn’t want his son to play for the Bears, who had the No. 1 pick. Part of his efforts to avoid Chicago included consulting Archie Manning, father of Eli Manning, who helped orchestrate Eli’s trade from the San Diego Chargers to the New York Giants.