Caleb Williams hilariously pranked by someone pretending to be Lions coach

When it comes to the Chicago Bears' head-coach search, Detroit Lions violative coordinator Ben Johnson has been a blistery name, and seemingly backmost Caleb Williams wouldn't caput playing for the violative guru.

We cognize that acknowledgment to a hilarious prank idiosyncratic pulled disconnected connected the Bears signal-caller. Williams received a substance from idiosyncratic claiming to beryllium the Lions violative coordinator who besides said that helium had accepted the Bears job.

“Hey Caleb, this is Ben Johnson," the archetypal substance from the prankster read. "Just wanted to scope retired up of clip earlier it gets released to the media, I volition beryllium taking the HC job. Very excited to enactment with you successful the future. Great things.”

It didn't instrumentality thing much than that to hook Williams, who responded with a substance expressing his excitement for the aboriginal with Johnson arsenic the caput coach.

“I’m def excited for the future! Let’s get this [expletive] going and crook it astir n bash what hasn’t been done successful years! In the meantime!! [expletive] spell kill! We’ll speech soon!” Williams responded.

The prankster past pulled disconnected a FaceTime with the erstwhile No. 1 wide pick, and that's erstwhile Williams discovered helium had been tricked.

“Hey, you’re a large QB but I’m truthful gladsome you’re going to get a caller caput coach,” the prankster said. “I don’t cognize if it’s Ben Johnson, but I’m atrocious astir this.”

Check retired the substance speech and video of the FaceTime below.

While it's ne'er perfect to get pranked, Williams took it similar a champ and seemed to get a footwear retired of it, truthful nary harm done.

A Johnson-Williams pairing appears to beryllium a existent possibility. Rumors person swirled that Johnson has involvement successful the job, and the 2 sides are scheduled to conscionable for an interview connected Saturday.

But the Bears volition person plentifulness of contention for Johnson's services, arsenic helium has besides met with oregon volition conscionable with the Las Vegas Raiders, New England Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars.

The Bears are successful a bully spot among those 4 teams, though. Only the Patriots tin rival Chicago's promising backmost situation, which volition apt play a large origin successful Johnson's eventual decision.

Meanwhile, Lions fans are already bracing for the nonaccomplishment of Johnson successful 2025. His exit volition beryllium adjacent tougher to grip if helium leaves for Chicago.

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