Getty Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson.
Caleb Williams is standing his ground over wearing his banned Caddix cleats amid threats of further NFL punishment, but head coach Ben Johnson seems confident that the dispute won’t cost the Chicago Bears their starting quarterback.
The league has fined Williams in consecutive weeks for wearing an unapproved brand of cleats during the two games he has played since returning from a hamstring injury.
He received an initial $11,941 fine for the violation in Week 6’s game — which he is currently appealing — then a doubled fine ($23,882) for
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