Caleb Williams made a loud statement before Bears' matchup with Lions

Going into their Week 18 showdown with the Detroit Lions, the Chicago Bears knew there was plenty more at stake. There was a whole lot to play for, even though this team had already clinched a postseason berth and the NFC North division crown.

Chicago could cement itself as the NFC's no. 2 overall seed, but another option was this thing known as good, old-fashioned, sweet revenge. The Bears lost a very early-season matchup with the Lions, who embarrassed them 52-21.

This is head coach Ben Johnson's former team. It's not just another game. Whether he admits it or not, revenge is a factor -- and quarterback Caleb Williams wanted to make sure everybody knew it.

Showing up to the game on Sunday, Williams was seen wearing Johnson's high school football jersey.

Much can be said about Caleb Williams donning Ben Johnson's high school football jersey

There is a lot to be said about a simple wardrobe choice. First of all, Williams was showing the world that Johnson belongs to the Bears now. Detroit is old news. Johnson is in Chicago now, and hopefully, he's there for a very long time.

Also, this goes to show that every confused pundit who ever speculated about the relationship between these two not working was absolutely, positively, dead wrong.

Some may or may not have even blindly affirmed that this relationship wouldn't work (looking at you, Colin Cowherd -- the ultimate flip-flopper).

Yet, here we are with the Bears having clinched a division title, just one week away from the start of the postseason, and Williams is showing his head coach some real love.

Johnson played quarterback at A.C. Reynolds High School in Asheville, North Carolina. He and all of his Rockets teammates won a 4A state championship before he went on to play for the University of North Carolina.

Of course, Johnson never made it to the NFL as a player. In fact, he was only a backup quarterback as a Tar Heel. And yet, he's now firmly made a lasting imprint at the NFL level as an offensive guru and what appears to be a darn-good head coach.

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Thank God Johnson didn't end up making it as a player, that very likely could have delayed his ascension through the coaching ranks by a few years. Who knows where the Bears would have ended up in the year 2025 without Johnson's career path panning out the way it did?