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Bears' Caleb Williams on unsigned rookie contract: 'I'm not handling that' 

No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams has yet to ink his first NFL contract with Chicago Bears rookies set to report to training camp on Tuesday.

The quarterback told reporters over the weekend in South Chicago during an event for his Caleb Cares Foundation that he's not fretting about a deal getting done.

"I'm not handling that," Williams said, via the Chicago Tribune. "My lawyers and attorney and everybody, the head of the Bears, everybody up there up top is handling that. That's not my position that I'm handling."

Williams does not have an NFL Players Association-certified agent.

With the NFL's slotted rookie contracts, there are few negotiating points, the most prominent being signing bonus payment schedules and potential offsets.

Chicago rookies report for training camp on Tuesday in advance of participating in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game against the Houston Texans on Aug. 1.

"You start getting to the end of the break and you're training and you're ready to go," Williams said. "Really excited. … I'm really happy to be back in Chicago and to get this thing going. We're only about three weeks away (from the exhibition opener)."

Williams' rookie-class teammate, wide receiver Rome Odunze, the No. 9 pick, also remains unsigned.

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