Bears' Caleb Williams to Keep Wearing Unapproved Cleats Despite NFL Fine
Caleb Williams appeals the fine and refuses to switch brands, with Joe Flacco offering to cover any future penalties.
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First reported by www.espn.com, 14 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The odds
Each tick is a source publishing on this story
Price data
| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 28% |
| 30 Oct, 20:44 UTC | 28% |
| 29 Oct, 19:57 UTC | 32% |
| 28 Oct, 05:10 UTC | 33% |
| 27 Oct, 23:45 UTC | 32% |
| 23 Oct, 04:17 UTC | 24% |
| 23 Oct, 03:41 UTC | 63% |
| 22 Oct, 21:09 UTC | 24% |
| 21 Oct, 20:57 UTC | 76% |
| 21 Oct, 16:01 UTC | 23% |
| 21 Oct, 03:29 UTC | 22% |
| 20 Oct, 05:47 UTC | 71% |
| 7 Oct, 08:40 UTC | 82% |
| 2 Oct, 14:14 UTC | 20% |
| 1 Oct, 13:31 UTC | 21% |
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The story so far
4 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 28 Oct 2026. www.espn.com published first, on 28 October at 22:45 UTC; SI Feed followed 14 min later. The most recent article, from www.espn.com, appeared on 30 October at 00:17 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: www.espn.com (major outlet), SI Feed, feeds.bleacherreport.com, CBS Sports Headlines.
3 prediction markets price this story:
- Caleb Williams — the market puts it at 28%, closing 2 Feb 2027. The outcome is Yes if Caleb Williams throws for at least 3,500 yards in the 2026–27 NFL regular season. The outcome is No if he falls short of that total. Readers often mistake the deadline, thinking it ends after the playoffs rather than concluding with the regular season.
- Caleb Williams — the market puts it at 75%, with $4 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 2 Feb 2027. Caleb Williams must throw for at least 3,000 yards in the 2026-27 NFL regular season for the outcome to be Yes. The count includes only official passing yards from regular-season games and excludes playoffs or preseason. Readers often mistake the deadline as the end of the calendar year rather than the conclusion of the 2026-27 regular season.
- Caleb Williams — the market puts it at 2%, closing 2 Feb 2027. The market resolves to Yes if Caleb Williams throws for at least 4,500 yards in the 2026-27 NFL regular season. It resolves to No if he falls short of that total. Readers often mistake the linked injury news as the deciding factor, but only his final yardage total matters.
Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.
How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Caleb Williams at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.
- www.espn.comBears' Williams to continue wearing Caddix 'smart cleats'; Flacco offers to pay fines33%
- SI FeedDefiant Caleb Williams Plans to Keep Wearing Unauthorized Cleats33%
- feeds.bleacherreport.comBears' Caleb Williams Says He'll Continue to Wear Unapproved Caddix Cleats Despite NFL Fine33%
- CBS Sports HeadlinesCaleb Williams plans to defy NFL: Bears QB to stick with unapproved cleat also worn by former Super Bowl MVP33%
- www.espn.comSource: Bears QB Williams fined again for cleats32%▼1 points since the previous source
- Current odds28%
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Source: Bears QB Williams fined again for cleats www.espn.com ·
- Bears' Williams to continue wearing Caddix 'smart cleats'; Flacco offers to pay fines www.espn.com ·
- Caleb Williams plans to defy NFL: Bears QB to stick with unapproved cleat also worn by former Super Bowl MVP CBS Sports Headlines
- Bears' Caleb Williams Says He'll Continue to Wear Unapproved Caddix Cleats Despite NFL Fine feeds.bleacherreport.com
- Defiant Caleb Williams Plans to Keep Wearing Unauthorized Cleats SI Feed
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- Kalshi Caleb Williams 28%
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- Kalshi Caleb Williams 75% +6
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- Kalshi Caleb Williams 2%
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- Caleb Williams
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