Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams picked up the first victory of his professional career on Sunday, but his performance did not appear to be a contributing factor,

Williams only had 93 passing yards in the win, as the Bears’ scoring came on defense and special teams.

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NFL legend Joe Theismann appeared on OutKick’s "The Ricky Cobb Show" on Monday and talked about the 2024 No. 1 overall pick’s performance.

"Caleb found out you can’t run away from defensive linemen at this level, and you can’t run around," Theisman said. "He’s gonna make great plays. You saw that yesterday. Very talented young man. That’s why he was taken No. 1 – because of his talent. But there’s such a learning process and such a huge curve that he and all the young guys are gonna have to master. It’s baby steps at this point."

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Williams took a 19-yard sack at one point in the game. Theismann said the play underscored the point that the former USC star is not playing college football anymore.

"That was a lot like what you saw at USC except he ran away from people," he said. "When you really look at him in college, probably the best one or two athletes on the field. Now, he’s not. You got defensive lineman 250, 260 (pounds), who run as fast as you do and are as quick as you are.

"He’ll learn. He was taken at No. 1 for a reason. He has a lot of talent. Now it’s a question of being able to process all of the information, which there is a boatload of."

Williams will have a chance to show NFL fans across the nation what he is truly made of next Sunday night when the Bears take on C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans.

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A man who spent a decade behind bars following a conviction for a murder he did not commit was awarded $50 million by a federal jury on Monday following a lawsuit against the City of Chicago and two Chicago police detectives.

Marcel Brown, who was wrongfully convicted in 2011 and sentenced to 35 years in connection with a 2008 murder, was also awarded $50,000 in punitive damages, according to Fox 32.

He was falsely accused of the August 2008 killing of Paris Jackson, who was fatally shot in Amundsen Park in the Galewood neighborhood.

Brown, who was 18 at the time, was arrested and charged on allegations he was the getaway driver after Jackson's death.

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But his attorney, John Loevy, said he was only at the park to pick up his sister when the shooting started.

"He goes over to the park to pick up his sister, people start shooting, they accuse him of being an accomplice and he had nothing to do with it," Loevy said, according to Fox 32.

Brown was eventually exonerated after evidence revealed he had been coerced into a false confession. He has been free for six years following his release from prison.

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According to Brown's lawsuit, detectives badgered and threatened him during an interrogation lasting more than 34 hours. During this interrogation, detectives denied Brown legal counsel, phone calls to his family and he was not offered much food.

The interrogation was recorded on video under a state law requiring murder interrogations to be recorded. The videotaped interrogation ultimately became crucial evidence in the case that resulted in his exoneration.

The wrongful conviction lawsuit names Chicago, two police detectives and the prosecutor in the original case. Brown was released after a judge granted him a new trial and prosecutors dropped the charges.

"This $50 million dollar verdict is a wake-up call to Mayor Johnson and Superintendent Snelling that it’s time to get a grip on the way CPD conducts its investigations," Locke Bowman, an attorney with Loevy & Loevy, which represented Brown, said, according to Fox 32.

Brown told reporters as he was leaving the Dirksen Federal Building on Monday with his family that his mother was his support during his time in prison.

He now works with Ceasefire, a violence prevention program, and said he plans to use the settlement money to support his family.