If the Bears stick at 122 tomorrow, set your smartphone alarm for a few minutes before noon for that pick to come in.

Caleb Williams and Rome Odunze fearlessly vow to raise expectations for the Chicago Bears: 'What's the reason to duck?'

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O-line reinforcement at 75.

In a word: Presence.

It’s really striking.

Quick meet and greet.

L to R: Pick 9, Pick 1

*No, no. For real. Who is this?*

(This is a very cool moment on a lot of levels.)

#Bears remaining draft picks and 2025 capital

3rd round 75th overall
4th rd 122nd overall (from Philly)

2025

- They own their own picks in Round 1 thru 6 ... PLUS

2nd rd (from Carolina)
6th rd (from Miami)
6th rd (from Pittsburgh, can become 4th rounder)

Easily the best pool analysis of all time!

If the Bears stick at 75 as expected tonight, they should go on the clock a few minutes before 9 pm. Set your smartphone alarm.

Wild.

There is A LOT going on here.

Buckle in for this one, sports fans.

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If the stars align and everyone stays healthy, Bears QB Caleb Williams could play six games his rookie season against QBs also drafted No. 1 overall.

Bryce Young, Trevor Lawrence, Kyler Murray, Jared Goff x2, Matthew Stafford.

Also…

LAX to DTW? Rome Odunze was surprised to see Caleb Williams on his flight Tuesday.

Today? No such surprises. They’ll take a fun — albeit short — journey from Detroit to Wheeling and then a drive to Lake Forest.

“My first private flight,” Odunze said. “Looking forward to that.”

Halfway there.

👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

It’s impossible not to acknowledge the incredible opportunity the Bears have at this juncture to redefine themselves for the rest of the 2020s and beyond. At a minimum, it feels like playoff football should become a little more commonplace.

After being drafted last night, Caleb Williams did approximately 326 interviews before the night ended. It’s a little thing. But he was patient and engaged all throughout and masked any fatigue he may have been feeling.

His official Halas Hall intro comes at ~4p today. Ish.

The Bears picked twice in the top 10 on Thursday night, but now only have two more selections in the final five rounds. Here’s a look at 25 prospects worthy of consideration.

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