No. 1 pick Caleb Williams defied homophobes by showing up to the NFL Draft with painted nails

They derided him as “soft” and compared him to Prince. They said he was too emotional, too “weird” to succeed in the NFL. Caleb Williams may be a Heisman Trophy winner, but he paints his nails pink! He wears dresses!!

Those are red flags, more so than any on-field miscue.

But on Thursday night, the Chicago Bears defied the naysayers and selected Williams with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft.

The USC standout is entering a great situation for a rookie: the Bears already have two top-flight receivers (Keenan Allen and D.J. Moore) and one of the best running backs in the NFC (D’Andre Swift). They also drafted Rome Odunze, one of the most talented wideouts in this year’s

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