Ex-NFL star against rookie QBs being thrown ‘into the fire’ as Caleb Williams likely to go No 1 to Bears [Video]

The Chicago Bears made the move to trade Justin Fields earlier in the offseason, which signaled they were likely going to take Caleb Williams with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft.

Former NFL star Shawne Merriman appeared on OutKick’s “Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich” on Monday and said he didn’t agree with trading Fields, who was dealt to the Pittsburgh Steelers. He said the Bears should have given Williams some time before being thrown “into the fire.”

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“Give Caleb Williams some time. I’m so against throwing young quarterbacks into the fire,” Merriman said. “… You want them to leave college and get on the field, throw them to the fire and let them learn on the run. It just doesn’t always happen that way. 

“Yeah, you got your Joe Burrows of the world and some of these guys will be getting that play right away, but look at …