Bears that bring veteran to QB Case Keenum for mentor Caleb Williams: source
The bears are bringing the Veteran Quarterback Case Keenum, he said a source of the championship on Thursday. Keenum will sign a one -year agreement for a value of up to $ 3 million, according to Espn.
Keenum, 37 years old, has 66 departures of the NFL, two of which for Houston’s Texans in 2023. He spent the last two seasons with Houston and the young Quarterback CJ Stroud. Before then, he was in Buffalo with Josh Allen and Cleveland with Baker Mayfield.
Last year, bears did not have a quarterback veteran in the room with Caleb Williams. His backup was the second year Pro Tyson Bagent and not drawn up, and the team had drawn up the Rookie Austin Reed in the test team. The hope was that the deputy coach Ryan Griffin, a long -standing backup quarterback, would have provided that presence, but the bears wanted someone who was on the roster.
At the meetings of the League at the beginning of this week, the general manager of Bears Ryan Poles expressed that feeling On the podcast “Hoge and Jahns”.
“We understand that there is a unique wisdom that an expert quarterback can bring to the table and help a young quarterback,” said Poles. “We have (quarterback coach) Jt Barrett, who played the game, who will also have wisdom and perspective, but those guys must go to play a game plan and prepare, and the contact time is not as high as someone who is in the room.
“The most important piece is to make sure it is the right solution. It is a special room. Personality, the ego, all this must work perfectly or you can interrupt significantly. We are very particular.”
Bagent should remain the backup quarterback, but will appreciate the competition.
“Tyson, in terms of comedy … we love his ability set there,” Poles said. “This makes it difficult. I also love Tyson. It’s so competitive. If you think it will be beaten, you will probably be wrong.”
Bears will probably bring three quarterbacks for the season, evaluating what Keenum can lead to Williams in his second season, helping him to acclimatize the offense of Ben Johnson.
(Photo of Case Keenum: Scott Galvin / Image Images)
