Jason Lieser
Chicago Bears reporter
Jason Lieser covers the Chicago Bears for the Chicago Sun-Times.
The final project would turn the current Soldier Field site into a park-like area, but that wouldn’t necessitate playing home games elsewhere during construction.
Poles has the Nos. 1 and 9 picks, and then it’s time to test the sturdiness of his construction.
The Bears have been studying quarterbacks for months as they look to turn their offense around.
The Bears are hoping teams trade up to take quarterbacks, improving their options with the No. 9 pick.
Williams also said he hopes to play for the team for 20 seasons and eclipse Tom Brady’s seven championships.
In their search to find someone who can steer the team through the tremendous amount of attention it’ll be getting, they chose an executive who worked with Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.
Sitting at Nos. 1 and 9, Bears general manager Ryan Poles has a huge opportunity next week.
The Bears had only 50 sacks in 34 games over the last two seasons, and trading for Montez Sweat wasn’t enough to solve that problem.
As the Chargers ran into a salary-cap snafu, new GM Joe Hortiz said there was no way they could keep all their veterans.