Caleb Williams isn’t afraid to be different.<\/p>\n
The Chicago Bears<\/a>‘ rising star quarterback, who was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft out of USC, expresses himself in a lot of ways. That includes, sometimes, painting his nails for games.<\/p>\n He didn’t do it in every game of his rookie season, but he did it in his NFL debut and for a chunk of games afterward, as well.<\/p>\n This is what they looked like for Williams’ first game in the 2024 regular season:<\/p>\n New nails for new QB1<\/p>\n “#18 DA BEARS” pic.twitter.com\/zdBohsPCoN<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NFL (@NFL) September 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n It’s not clear whether Williams will break out the nail paint for his second season, but he’s got a good reason for it.<\/p>\n MORE:\u00a0‘Have a little faith’: How Bills pulled off unbelievable comeback to stun Ravens<\/a><\/p>\n Why does Caleb Williams paint his nails?<\/p>\n Caleb Williams paints his nails in large part because of his mother.<\/p>\n \u201cIt started, I would say, three years ago,\u201d Williams said during a 2023\u00a0USC Athletics interview<\/a>. \u201cIt was my last year of high school. My mom does nails. Let\u2019s just start it off there. She\u2019s done it my whole life. It\u2019s just kind of always been around me. Nobody else does it. I just kinda like to do new things.\u201d<\/p>\n Williams doesn’t mind standing out. When he has been at NBA games courtside or other public events where he’s not playing QB, he often chooses some bold outfits.<\/p>\n When you’re a star quarterback, though, you can pull it off.<\/p>\n