Caleb Williams Plays The Victim Card, Wants Everyone To Know He's Had It Tough

Caleb Williams is spending his time ahead of the NFL Draft beefing with Greg McElroy.

The former USC Trojans is essentially a lock to be the first overall pick in the NFL Draft later this month and become the new face of the Chicago Bears.

You'd think he'd be busy getting his ducks in a row and tightening everything up ahead of the draft. While he might be doing that, he's also wasting time arguing with the former Alabama QB turned ESPN pundit.

Caleb Williams plays victim card in exchange with Greg McElroy. 

McElroy recently opined that he's not convinced the dual-threat QB has faced much adversity in order to get a proper chip on his shoulder.

The former Alabama passer's argument is simple: the former USC star has always been highly-regarded, and even when his team fails, it's not because of him.

Williams response? He didn't start to begin his freshman year, got injured his sophomore year and then USC won just seven regular season games this past season.

Wow, how did the young QB make it through such tough times? Truly impressive. 

This right here is a perfect example of why people find Williams annoying and immature. He's a couple weeks away from becoming incredibly wealthy and the face of a franchise.

He should be laser focused right now. Instead, he's busy arguing about whether or not starting early in his freshman year is true adversity.

How many true freshman QBs start from week one? The answer isn't many. He played 11 games his freshman year and started seven of them over Spencer Rattler - who was once viewed as a Heisman favorite.

We won the Heisman his sophomore year, and USC's defense was a failure in 2023. What is Williams even talking about?

Caleb Williams apparently thinks he's faced a lot of adversity. (Photo by Kara Durrette/Getty Images)

Furthermore, Williams loves this tough guy, know it all act when things are going well, and then he immediately flees when things aren't looking great.

Remember when a Notre Dame student trolled him? Was his response relaxed and leaning into the moment? No, he dropped an all-time cringe quote when he told the media, "Everybody wants to be in these two size 12 and a half shoes right here. I'm not worried about some kid running on the field who doesn't really have anything associated with Notre Dame other than possibly their family going there or him going there himself. I've got a lot of guys over here that I've got to lead. An opinion of a sheep? Lions don't worry about that, so I'll keep moving on and keep fighting."

Do you think Williams had a fair point or should he put his phone down? Let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.