The question hanging over the entire process is why anyone would want the Bears head coaching position right now. Team chairman George McCaskey isn’t wrong with his smug opinion that when the Bears call people listen. But the idea of the Bears — all that history — is a lot different than the reality of the Bears — all that losing.

Earlier in the week, Bears quarterback Caleb Williams was part of a viral prank. A group of kids texted Williams pretending to be Johnson. In the text, they sent messages saying that the Lions offensive coordinator was going to get the Bears job.

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams addresses the viral Ben Johnson prank call he received - and Amon-Ra St. Brown's surprising role.

Caleb Williams isn't holding any grudges after last week's viral Ben Johnson prank — but he's definitely changing his number. After the Bears rookie quarterback fell for a text message (and FaceTime) from a group of kids posing as the Lions offensive coordinator and top head coaching candidate,

Bears’ No. 1 pick Caleb Williams still has some ways to go before developing into a franchise quarterback, including learning how to escape heavy pressure, read different defensive schemes and… spot a catfish.

The Bears haven’t named a new head coach yet, but Caleb Williams does have a new phone number. That’s because this past Friday, a wily prankster posing as Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson got ahold of Williams’ old number and texted him that he was going to be taking over as the Bears’ next head coach.

Chicago Bears' quarterback Caleb Williams received a text last week from number pretending to be Detroit Lions' offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, the man who is at the top of the team's head coaching search.