Caleb Williams is already saying all the right things in regards to becoming a leader in Chicago

It's an important aspect toward getting acquainted with the team and the offense that Williams has had the luxury of getting with a head start, but there's somethings that need to be learned on the field.

For example, Williams mentioned that he's still working to learn everyone's names and building the chemistry with everyone around him on the field. The other part of it comes from learning from the mistakes he's going to make early on in the process.

"I've been even keeled throughout the whole thing," Williams said. "I'm gonna make mistakes and I don't really like mistakes and messing up. I know there's a bunch of guys, they're gonna be in the same position as me. So, being in that position and being even keeled and being controlled, cool, calm collected, not only helps me but also all the other guys in the field."

Williams is already working toward earning his role as a leader

Based on his comments on Friday, Williams sounds like a guy who wants to lift everyone around him up even during the early days of practice.

Those are the types of qualities that are shown by some of the great leaders in every locker room around the league and already seeing that from the team's franchise quarterback is a phenomenal sign but he's still able to recognize the position he's in inside the team's locker room.

"To be a great leader, you gotta learn how to follow first," Williams said. "So, right now I'm following all the vets and following all the coaches. I'm listening, having both ears open and my mouth shut..."

"When I learned everything, when I learned the ways of how we deal with the culture, the playbook and what the offensive line, wide receivers are all doing, running backs and tight ends and things like that, then you can start taking the lead and you can start taking the helms of all of it and take the next steps."

Williams plans to take the process "one step at a time"

For a young player coming into the league, things heat up quick in the NFL and the trains rolls on with or without you.

Those who stick and remain on the train are the ones who do all the little things right and take advantage of every opportunity in front of them, even for a player like Williams. It seems like he's truly taking that to heart early on and understands the long road that's starting to get paved ahead of him.

"You have goals that you set for yourself right in a moment, also you have goals in the future," Williams said. "That's important, but also understanding the moment that we're in and being in that moment is really important. I would say taking a step at a time handling it the way that it needs to be handled and being a professional is really important. So, all of those go one in one. I would definitely say being in the moment, taking one step at a time."

Everything Williams preached on the first day of minicamp; from learning from his mistakes, to lifting those around him, and taking it one step at a time is exactly what you would hear from a 10-year veteran giving advice to a rookie. Hearing that from his mouth on his first day shows how committed Williams is to becoming one of the best in the league.