Cleat company's CEO offers to pay Caleb Williams' fines for wearing shoes

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams was fined for wearing cleats with an ‘unauthorized logo,’ but the manufacturer’s CEO is willing to dip into his own pocket to pay that levy. Williams was fined $11,941 by the NFL for having an “unauthorized logo” on his cleats during the Bears’ Week 6 win over the Atlanta Falcons, according to the league. The cleats violated NFL rules that only permit the display of logos of companies that have marketing affiliations with the NFL, such as Nike and Adidas. Williams could also face another fine because he wore the cleats again in the Bears’ Week 7 victory over the New England Patriots, but the money may not come out of his wallet. The cleats in question are manufactured in suburban Willowbrook by a company called Caddix, which has designed cleats with so-called “SmartStuds,” which reduce rotational force on an athlete’s knees and ankles, according to its website. Numerous NFL players, including Williams and Seattle Seahawks wide