"Roy Williams was eager to break out his signature move regardless of what kind of reaction followed.

The Bears receiver figured his emphatic first-down signal would go over well with the home crowd as long as he performed well in the season opener.

He did.

"Some people said don't do the first-down sign (and) some people said have fun. So I wanted to have fun," Williams said. "I know the Bears fans didn't like it when I played with Detroit. I didn't like 'Bear Down' either. So it's an even trade.""