Seems Corridor of Fame quarterback Drew Brees is a superb instructor.
Brees, who starred for the New Orleans Saints from 2006-20, is now calling video games for Fox. In Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season, he was within the broadcast sales space for the Carolina Panthers house recreation in opposition to the Chicago Bears, which featured a battle between No. 1 picks Caleb Williams (Bears, 2024) and Bryce Younger (Panthers, 2023).
Brees spoke with Williams forward of the sport and provided recommendation. His broadcast companion, Adam Amin, shared the suggestion earlier than Sunday’s recreation.
What did Drew Brees inform Caleb Williams earlier than Week 1?
Williams broke out in 2025, main the Bears to their first postseason win since 2010, however accuracy points saved him from reaching the following degree. The Bears star ranked thirty second amongst 33 eligible QBs in completion share (58.1 %).
In the course of the pre-production assembly, Brees — who ranks second all time in completions (7,142) behind Tom Brady (7,753) — requested Williams how he may be extra correct.
“Drew’s line on the finish of our dialog with Caleb: ‘Are you aware the distinction between a 60 % and 70 % passer,'” Amin told 104.3 The Rating in Chicago this week (h/t Mike Pendleton of Bears Wire). “Caleb’s reply was ‘Is it checkdowns?’ However Drew’s reply was ‘Three completions.’ You get three extra completions in a recreation, while you’re throwing the ball 30 instances a recreation.”
One would suppose Brees would provide a pointer on his approach or inform him to take extra checkdowns, however he is aware of the margins between success and failure within the NFL are skinny. So, hyper-focusing on one factor might result in overthinking. That will forestall Williams from simply letting it rip, and he actually did that on a candy landing move within the second quarter in opposition to Carolina.
Caleb Williams put Drew Brees’ recommendation to good use on TD move
Williams put his 22-yard TD move to tight finish Cole Kmet proper within the bucket, giving Chicago a 20-7 lead. It elevated to 21-7 after kicker Cairo Santos made the additional level.
