The honor comes after Williams led the Bears to a trove of comeback victories in 2025, spearheading the club’s worst-to-first turnaround in the NFC North. Williams put up 3,942 passing yards with 27 touchdowns and seven interceptions.
The QB’s second season included numerous jaw-dropping passes and furious comebacks. Williams’ most famous play came in the Divisional Round loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Facing a fourth down, trailing by seven with 27 seconds left, Williams bailed backward and heaved a touchdown pass to Cole Kmet to force overtime. The Bears fell in the extra period, but the pass highlighted a ridiculous season for the former No. 1 overall pick. It underscored that with Williams under center, the Bears are never out of a game.
Williams said his Jumpman pose on the cover was an homage to Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan.
“That was the whole thing. I was like, everybody knows the Air Jordan, the sunrise of him doing his Air Jordan with the skyline behind him,” Williams said. “I was like, I want to recreate it, football, bring it back 30 years later, however many years later. We did that one and this one [Iceman] obviously had to go in it. This had to go in it. This was a really cool photoshoot.”
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