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After a victory on ESPN’s “Monday Night Football”, Caleb Williams criticized the game’s color commentator, Troy Aikman, for stating that “luck” contributed to the game-winning touchdown.
Williams revealed days later that he had not met Aikman or his partner, Joe Buck, before the Chicago Bears’ game against the Washington Commanders. Broadcasters typically meet with the head coach and quarterback before the game.
However, Buck claimed that Williams skipped both of those obligations with the “MNF” team this year.
Caleb Williams of the Chicago Bears reacts before an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium on October 13, 2025 in Landover, Maryland. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)
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“These (Zoom) meetings are all on their own time… We understand that you’re busy. You’re getting ready for a game. The last thing you probably want to do is talk to us. It’s kind of part of the exercise, but we’ll do it when it’s convenient for you, according to your schedule,” Buck said on the “SI Media” podcast.
“We had the same problem the first week with Caleb, and then we had it again. I guess he brought it up and said, ‘Well, I didn’t talk to Troy before the game.’ But we sat on a Zoom waiting forever, and he just never came. I don’t know what else we can do.”
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) walks the field after his team’s victory against the Minnesota Vikings in an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn)
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“That’s the part that bothered me the most. It was on your guys’ calendar. And we were sitting there, and it happened twice in the first six or seven weeks. It doesn’t matter.”
At the time, Williams said he “tried to meet” with Aikman, but he had arrived “late” at the team facility and the timing wasn’t up to par with the lifting or anything else.
“I tried to call him after the day I was supposed to meet him, but it didn’t go through,” he added.
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams passes against the Green Bay Packers during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)
There’s still a chance for them to meet, as the Bears are well on their way to the playoffs and ESPN is broadcasting games from the wild card and divisional rounds.
