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Carmen talks about the positives about the potential Bears lakefront stadium and the NFL draft, as the team has the number one pick with the buzz around Caleb Williams.
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Carmen talks about the positives about the potential Bears lakefront stadium and the NFL draft, as the team has the number one pick with the buzz around Caleb Williams.
Williams is the only quarterback with whom the Bears met ahead of a draft, in which five of the first six could be QBs.
The Bears are expected to pick Williams as their first-round draft pick, and they may use their other pick for Odunze. CBS 2's Marshall Harris reports from the NFL Draft in Detroit.
A day ahead of the draft at a Play Football Prospect Clinic, Williams and a dozen others from the 2024 Draft class worked with Special Olympics athletes. CBS 2 Sports Director Marshall Harris reports from Detroit.
The Chicago Bears have the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft in back-to-back years. Last year, general manager Ryan Poles traded the team's top pick to the Carolina Panthers to get several picks and wide receiver DJ Moore. This year, what the team does with its first overall pick will determine quarterback Justin Fields' future.
CBS NFL analyst Charles Davis talked ahead of the Super Bowl about how he thinks the Bears will handle this franchise-altering decision.
Williams will likely be the first quarterback selected.
Of the 10 players the Bears added in the draft, seven of them were defenders.
The Bears have many holes to fill, especially on the offensive and defensive line.
The Maine South High School graduate was picked No. 11 overall by the Titans who are getting a 6-foot-4, 315-pound, physical pass protector.
Northwestern football fans held their breath as the Chicago Bears made the No. 10 overall pick. While the Bears went with Tennessee offensive tackle Darnell Wright, Northwestern fans didn't have to wait long to hear Wildcat offensive tackle Peter Skoronski's name called.
General Manager Ryan Poles was also asked why the team passed up on drafting Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter.
The pick comes after the Bears switched the No. 9 overall pick with the Philadelphia Eagles to move back one spot to No. 10.
Assistant General Manager Ian Cunningham said the Bears have a group of about six to eight players they're focused on at the No. 9 overall spot.
The Bears no longer have the first overall pick, but instead will pick at No. 9.
NU head coach Pat Fitzgerald voiced his support for the Bears taking Peter Skoronski with the ninth overall pick.
Chicago will pick No. 1 for the first time since 1947 after it lost 29-13 to the Minnesota Vikings in its season finale on Sunday.
The Bears select offensive tackle, Braxton Jones, from Southern Utah with the 168th overall pick in the 5th Round in the 2022 NFL Draft.
The Chicago Bears have picked Washington Cornerback Kyler Gordon Penn State safety Jaquan Brisker in the 2022 NFL draft FRiday night..
The Bears moved quickly during the NFL Draft on Thursday to trade up for Justin Fields when the Ohio State quarterback somehow slipped out of the top 10 on draft day.
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Jenkins, who is 6-foot-6 and 317 pounds, was part of the offensive line which helped Chuba Hubbard lead the nation in rushing in 2019.
The Bears picked quarterback Justin Fields of Ohio State in the NFL Draft Thursday night, after trading up with the New York Giants and taking the No. 11 pick.
Offensive lineman Rashawn Slater on Thursday night became the first Northwestern Wildcats to go in the top 15 picks of the NFL Draft in nearly four decades, as he was selected by the Los Angeles Chargers.
The former Texas A&M quarterback shares why he is ready to start from day one in the NFL.
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