The Bears don’t have a first-round pick in this year’s NFL Draft in Las Vegas, but that doesn’t mean general manager Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus will just be hanging around the casinos. Here is the Sun-Times’ coverage of this year’s event.
A worker helps erect a red carpet and stage in front of the Bellagio Hotel and Casino during setup for this year’s NFL Draft.
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Full coverage of NFL Draft 2022
Previewing and recapping moves by the Bears and the rest of the league.
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Poles made a flurry of trades to get 11 draft picks, but still left some questions unanswered. Here’s a look at some of them after the first waves of free agency, the draft, and the release of Nick Foles.
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The Sun-Times’ Patrick Finley breaks down the state of the Bears on the heels of the draft:
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A week before conducting his first draft as Bears general manager, Ryan Poles had a meeting with the most important player in his building: quarterback Justin Fields. The two watched tape of potential draft picks together during the weekend of April 23.
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“Fast and furious,” area scout Breck Ackley said. “It kinda was a little ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ there for a minute.”
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Once the NFL Draft ended, the Bears began agreeing to deals with undrafted free agents. Here’s who they are:
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Eberflus has at least three stars on defense: Roquan Smith, Jaylon Johnson and Robert Quinn. It’s on him to broaden that core by turning Eddie Jackson around and making the most of his two rookie defensive backs.
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An in-depth look at each of the Bears’ selections:
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The 5-11, 203-pound 22-year-old spent his first three years with the Golden Bears at cornerback before moving to safety in 2020.
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The Bears stayed close to home for the third of their three sixth-round picks, drafting Illinois center Doug Kramer with the No. 207 overall pick Saturday.
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After several trades, the team still has many more picks Saturday.