Bears quarterback Caleb Williams heard what Micah Parsons had to say about him — not only the implication that Williams was the top player in the league, but his boast that the Packers star would be the one to slow him down.
“He said he’s fire and I’m ice, so we’ll see which one holds over,” Williams said Friday.
Williams dismissed Parsons’ threat — “I’ve got something for the Iceman, for sure,” he said —as funny.
“Obviously, it’s good jokes,” he said. “We’re football players on opposite teams, so it’s a little rivalry. Nothing taken to heart.”
That said, Williams probably wouldn’t flatter a Packers player the same way. He was asked if he’d ever vote for a rival as the top player in the NFL.
“Ummmm, probably not,” he said. “But that’s on my side of how I do things. But obviously, he’s a phenomenal player. You worry about him every single snap. So, kudos to him — and a speedy recovery [from his knee injury.]”
