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Williams signs 5-year contract
Shaw Newspapers
BOURBONNAIS - Chris Williams lived up to his draft-day pledge to not miss a day of training camp.
Now comes the hard part for Williams, the Bears' first-round draft pick who agreed Wednesday to a five-year contract. Williams, who is guaranteed $9.5 million as part of the $16 million deal, has to prove he is a worthy starting candidate at left tackle. And soon.
The first step came Wednesday afternoon, when Williams signed his contract and made it to Olivet Nazarene in time for the first practice of camp.
“I think I have the mind-set to be ready, but [there's] a lot of hard work between now and the first regular-season game,” Williams said. “You can't miss days of practice, especially with me being a rookie. I didn't want to
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