Williams admitted he has no idea what a Chicago-style hot dog is. (He prefers his hot dogs loaded with the good stuff from Ben’s Chili Bowl, a D.C. favorite.)

Williams has not yet sampled Malort. (Probably a wise choice.)

He also wasn’t ready to share his Bears jersey number. Nor did he have much ambition to learn all there was to learn about the city when he dropped into town earlier this month for his predraft visit to Halas Hall.

“I wanted to get around the coaches and players,” he said. “At the end of the day, I’ll be spending 12 hours a day in there and I’ll be in the city probably once a month. So I was heavily into actually being in the facility around the guys and coaches.”

‘I’m really ready’

Williams has become much more familiar with the Bears as a team over the past three months. He has forged an early connection with general manager Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus.

“It’s been fun to be around them,” he said. “They’re very detailed. They always have a plan. And they seem like they’re very routine-like, which is how I’ve been throughout my whole life.”

Williams expressed admiration for what Bears offensive coordinator Shane Waldron did in 2022 to help the career resurgence of Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith.

And during his visit to Lake Forest a few weeks back, Williams enjoyed the dinner he had with a group of future teammates that included T.J. Edwards, DJ Moore and Cole Kmet.

“It was great,” Williams said. “It was really just to get around the players. Obviously they’re going to give the real take of me and get an idea of how I am going to be every day. That’s what that was about.

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