Bears quarterback Caleb Williams said earlier this year that he was unable to connect with Troy Aikman before one of the team’s two “Monday Night Football” games.
Aikman’s partner, play-by-play man Joe Buck, told the “SI Media with Jimmy Traina podcast” podcast Friday that ESPN expected to hold a call with Williams on Zoom, but he didn’t show for the call ahead of the Bears’ opener against the Vikings or their October game at the Commanders.
“We understand you guys are busy, you’re preparing for a game [and] the last thing you probably want to do is talk to us,” Buck said. “It’s kind of part of the drill, but we will do it when it works for you, on your schedule.”
He continued, saying, “We sat on a Zoom [call] waiting forever, and he just never came. I don’t know what else we can do.”
Williams reached out to Aikman before the Vikings game and the two had a conversation, a source said. The quarterback himself said after the Commanders game that he tried to call Aikman after a long day at Halas Hall in which their schedules didn’t line up — but never heard back.
Odunze has missed the last two games with a foot injury.
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The Sun-Times’ experts make their picks for the Bears’ prime-time game Saturday night against the Packers at Soldier Field.
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Love is 4-1 against the Bears (his only loss was a game he left because of injury) and has nine touchdown passes, two interceptions and a 121.0 passer rating against them for his career.
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