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There is no doubt where the focus is going to be for the Chicago Bears this season, and the first episode of HBO’s Hard Knocks chronicling the team’s training camp started the only place it could on Tuesday.
With Williams under the spotlight.
The show opened with head coach Matt Eberflus calling Williams on draft day to let him know he was the No. 1 overall pick.
That was far from the end for the USC product, as radio voiceovers compared him to Jordan as the show used the Chicago Bulls’ famous starting lineup music to introduce him to viewers.
The rookie quarterback was the star of the first episode, which included montages of him learning the offense during practices and meetings as well as the team having quite the reaction when he told them his signing bonus was $25.5 million.
But that didn’t stop them from booing him for a poor performance while singing during the rookie talent show.
Williams is a star, but he wasn’t the biggest star who made an appearance.
Bears defensive back Jonathan Owens is married to Olympics legend Simone Biles, and the team granted him permission to travel to Paris to support her at the Games.
The gymnast, who won gold medals in the team competition, individual all-around competition and vault plus silver in the floor exercise, was missing her dogs when overseas.
