Rookie center is motivated to make things easier for Caleb Williams

Last season, the Chicago Bears acquired Drew Dalman, and it made all the difference in the world for the Bears' offense. Caleb Williams was sacked 68 times the season prior, with poor center play. Plug in a Pro Bowl-level center, and Caleb Williams flourished as did the whole offense.

Unfortunately for the Bears, they lost Drew Dalman to retirement just after one season of great production. This created a big need at center. The Bears drafted an experienced college center from Iowa, Logan Jones.

In a recent article, Mike Pendleton analyzes what rookie center Logan Jones plans to do as the Bears' long-term center. Here is what Jones had to say:

"I was fortunate, the quarterbacks I've played with, I was very close with all of them," Jones said. "Whether it be like a trip down to the lake or something like that, but just communication. We wanted to take as much off the quarterback's plate so he can just go out there and play. He already has so much on to do in the handle, so if I can take a little bit off him, get the points and things like that, it makes life easier. As long as we're on the same page and communicating, we'll be alright."

The center and quarterback connection is one of the most important relationships on a football team. That was a direct reason for Caleb Williams' lack of success in his rookie season. Rookie center is well aware of that notion, and he looks motivated to be a solution to the loss of talented center Drew Dalman.

This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: Center Logan Jones knows what Bears, Caleb Williams need him to do