CHICAGO — Caleb Williams is sharing his story after being caught in a video claiming to be Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson.

The incident happened late last week and began when Williams received a text message. He then made a video call to the number via FaceTime, and the person on the other end recorded the exchange, which later went viral.

"Hey Caleb, I'm Ben Johnson," the text message began. "Just wanted to give you a heads-up before releasing to the media that I will be accepting the job at HC. Very excited to work with you in the future. Great things."

Williams responded asking if the sender was indeed Johnson.

"Yes. I wanted you to be the first to know. We will have more discussions as the season ends," the sender responded.

Williams then responded excitedly: "Let's get going, turn things around and do something we haven't done in years!"

The exchange went viral, and the Bears quarterback finally spoke out on this week's episode of "The St. Brown Podcast" with Amon-Ra St. Brown and Calm St. Brown.

"The text was very formal," Williams said on the show, saying it was similar to messages he received from coaches in college. "Looks very professional."

In addition to the text, the sender's FaceTime call with Williams was also recorded.

In the video, a young man answers the phone before Williams appears on the screen.

"You're a great quarterback," the prankster said. "I'm glad you're going to have a new head coach. I don't know if it's Ben Johnson."

Williams responded, "Everything is fine," and told the caller to "please be quiet."

"I was trying not to get angry because I knew they were probably recording, so I was trying to stay calm, but when I hung up the phone, I was angry," Williams said on the podcast.

Still, he provided the prankster with props for his performance.

"I'm not going to lie, it's a classic prank. It's a Class A, Class S prank," Williams said, noting that he has been given a new number.

Lions player Amon-Ra St. Brown apologized to Williams on the podcast for his role in the viral spread.

Williams said he texted Amon-Ra shortly before the call, asking for Johnson's phone number so he could check it with the information he had received.

"I'm not going to save his phone number because he's not our coach," Williams said, adding, "Amon-Ra does that Amon-Ra thing and doesn't text back."

When Williams didn't receive a reply, he decided to make the now-viral call.

Amon-Ra said he was eating dinner and when he checked his phone, Williams had already called. An hour later, the news hit social media.

When asked if he actually thought the message came from Johnson while the team was still in the playoffs, Williams said he was confused and thought Johnson's interview had happened when it actually happened the next day. of.

On January 11, the Bears interviewed Johnson.