Caleb Williams anchors the Bears as captain in 2025, with Chicago reshaping its interior O-line (Jonah Jackson, Drew Dalman, Joe Thuney) and upgrading the run defense with Grady Jarrett and Dayo Odeyingbo. Cairo Santos joins Williams, Thuney, Byard as captains. Johnson shreds the prior apex leadership model, giving Williams and Byard prolonged leadership roles while omitting several high-paid stars. The Bears face a brutal NFC North from week one, so the roster clean-slate aims to stabilize protection, pressure, and kicking reliability.