Caleb Williams spent his July 4th honoring the Vatican’s biggest Chicago sports fan. The Bears quarterback gifted a custom autographed jersey to Pope Leo XIV. The first American pontiff received the gift complete with a highly specific Catholic inscription. Williams signed the fabric with the message: “To Pope Leo Daaa Pope, AMDG.”
The acronym AMDG stands for Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam, which translates to “For the greater glory of God.” The image of the signed gear began circulating across NFL and Chicago Bears social media channels over the holiday weekend, verified by Bleacher Report on Saturday.
Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, is a Chicago native. He made history in May 2025 when he was elected as the first pontiff from the United States. Chicago fans immediately leaned into his local roots. They dubbed him “Da Pope” and delivered Bears apparel directly to the Vatican in July 2025.
But Williams took the crossover a step further by directly signing gear for him. The quarterback just wrapped a rookie season where he threw for over 3,500 yards under head coach Ben Johnson. He previously acknowledged jersey-swapped online edits showing the Pope in Bears gear. Now he made the physical connection a reality.