The Bears are putting Williams in position to take the next step in his second year by upgrading the offensive line.

Williams’ potential was enough to help sway Lions assistant Ben Johnson to Chicago to become the team’s head coach. Free agents the Bears signed this week were intrigued by Williams, too.

Chicago continued to collect assets to protect franchise quarterback Caleb Williams on Monday, signing free agent center Drew Dalman to a three-year, $42 million deal, according to a report from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The deal makes Dalman, 26, the NFL’s second highest-paid center.

The signing of center Drew Dalman gives the Chicago Bears what should be one of the league's better offensive lines

Instead, they agreed to trades for two guards in a 24-hour span – the Rams’ Jonah Jackson, who played for new Bears coach Ben Johnson in Detroit, and the Chiefs’ Joe Thuney, a four-time All-Pro. We are so glad you stay informed with the Chicago Sun-Times!

The Chicago Bears have made massive investments into the offensive line this offseason, and newly signed center Drew Dalman explains how they'll help QB Caleb Williams.

Caleb Williams, the young prodigy of the Chicago Bears, has shown his talent on the field and his savvy off of it. Can you imagine how much this QB has accumulated in his short but promising career? Caleb Williams,

It makes sense that the Chicago Bears took steps to improve their offensive line after quarterback Caleb Williams took a league-high 68 sacks as a rookie this past season. For a piece published Friday,