After a day off Sunday, the Bears returned to Halas Hall for a non-contact practice Monday that was moved inside the Walter Payton Center due to rain. Here's what transpired:

After a strong performance in Monday's practice, rookie quarterback Caleb Williams revealed that he's pleased with the progress he's making in training camp.

"I think I'm on track to be ready, exactly where I need to be and where they want me to be," said the No. 1 overall pick in this year's NFL Draft. "I'm excited. Every day I wake up, I'm learning something new. Getting ready for the season, preseason and these next practices. Very excited, still progressing."

Offensive coordinator Shane Waldron has been impressed with how Williams has been going through his progressions and finding secondary receivers.

"Caleb's got great big-field vision," Waldron said. "If the play is in rhythm, he's doing a good job of learning the rhythm of the offense … Then, if the play is going off schedule, we know he has worked well there as well. Each play, [he's] banking every single rep no matter how that rep worked out, going through a backside progression after he's thrown the first part of the throw to really feel what that concept looks like and doing a good job."

The Bears have held eight training camp practices to this point. They'll conduct workouts Tuesday and Wednesday before playing their preseason opener Thursday night against the Texans in the Hall of Fame Game in Canton.

"We're towards the end of install right now for this portion, which is very exciting," Williams said. "To think that not too long ago, I didn't really know anything about this offense, and now I know a lot more than I did. So, progressing, excited and ready to go."

Working primarily on red-zone situations, Williams excelled throughout Monday's practice. After connecting with DJ Moore for a touchdown in a 7-on-7 drill, the rookie quarterback generated a pair of highlight-reel TD passes in 11-on-11 work. He scrambled to his right and hit Keenan Allen in a tight window and then showed touch and accuracy in lofting the ball to Rome Odunze.

Asked about the TD to Allen, Williams said: "We had a quick game for blitz that I went to, and also just that's where we're starting right there in that progression … I felt the pocket collapsing and I felt a big gap open up, and I know Keenan is coming on the back line and I felt the defense push over and the 'backer attach. The 'backer was too low, and I threw it over his head."

The TD to Allen was another example of Williams extending a play with his legs and buying time until a receiver gets open. It's a special skill that the USC product has seemingly always possessed.

"It's something that he's been able to do at such a high level for so many years, we don't want to hold back on that ability he has," Waldron said. "The best part of his ability to move around in the pocket and scramble has been the downfield throws without getting turnovers as far as interceptions go."

"I think part of it's natural of playing other positions when I was younger," Williams said, "and the other part is that I worked on it throughout the long days and long years that I've had of playing QB now. It's a healthy balance of working on it and understanding, feeling the offensive line and where they're going, the defensive line, the play, the scheme that you have been running, that play and getting after it and letting it rip."

More practice action

Backup quarterback Tyson Bagent completed two TD passes to tight end Stephen Carlson. The two also connected on an 18-yard pass on third-and-5 from the 50 that sustained a two-minute drive and led to Cairo Santos' 35-yard field goal.

Reserve quarterback Brett Rypien threw TD passes to receivers Collin Johnson and DeAndre Carter on back-to-back plays.

The defense countered with some key plays on the ball. Cornerback Jaylon Jones intercepted a pass that caromed off receiver Velus Jones Jr., and cornerback Tyrique Stevenson registered two pass breakups.

Rookie fourth-round pick Tory Taylor might have provided the play of the day. The Australia native's booming end-over-end punt from the 50-yard line bounced once and was downed by Josh Blackwell at the 1.

On the rebound

Waldron lauded Williams' ability to play with energy and emotion—as well as his willingness to bounce back and accept coaching.

"He's got a great sense of urgency with that," Waldron said. "If something goes wrong or if something's off a little bit, he's looking you right in the eye. He wants to know, 'What's the why behind why that went the wrong way right there? How can I fix it? How can I make it better the next play?' And he does have the ability to move on and play the next play.

"I think our defense does a great job of stressing him, straining him. I love to hear them; they're nice and vocal on the other side. They're going to let everybody know when stuff's going well on the defensive side. I think that's just armoring us for a game situation: if something goes bad, onto the next one right there."

One team, one goal

Linebacker Jack Sanborn was so impressed with Williams' TD pass to Allen in the back of the end zone that he gave Williams a high-five.

"As a defense, when he makes throws on us, it's tough when it first happens," Sanborn said. "But you've got to kind of sit back and say we're happy that he's on our side.

"And just the strides he's made from OTAs now into training camp just setting the offense up and being confident out there, looking like he knows what he's doing and how everything is supposed to be run and truly running an NFL offense, it's been encouraging. And we're only a little over a week in and still have a long way to go through Week 1, so I'm excited to see how he continues to [thrive]."

Roster Moves

The Bears on Sunday signed running back Demetric Felton. Felton spent the 2021 and 2022 seasons with the Browns, appearing in 24 games in Cleveland with four starts, totaling 20 receptions for 189 yards and two touchdowns. He spent last season on the Bengals' practice squad.

To make room for Felton on the roster, the Bears placed Taylor on the exempt/international player list, which allows for him not to count toward the team's 90-man roster limit.