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Halas Intrigue, Episode 281: The pick is in

Round 1 of the NFL Draft is done, and the debate is as much about who the Bears did not pick as it is about whom they did pick.

By Sun-Times staff

The Bears selected Tennessee offensive lineman Darnell Wright in the first. round of the NFL Draft.

Patrick Finley and Mark Potash debate the Bears’ choice of Darnell Wright — and the team’s decision not to take Jalen Carter.

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