The 2024 NFL Draft is only days away and the speculation of whom the Chicago Bears will pick at number one is deafening.
Every other day the national media either agrees or disagrees that the Bears will take USC quarterback Caleb Williams.
The franchise dealt it’s former first-round pick, Justin Fields, to the Pittsburgh Steelers on March 16.
So, the only thing the media knows for certain is that Chicago needs a quarterback to start Week 1.
On Tuesday, Bears general manager Ryan Poles acted coy when asked if he was leaning toward Williams.
“Unfortunately everyone has to tune in on Thursday to watch, but I feel good about where we are, we know what we’re gonna do,” said Poles.
#Bears GM Ryan Poles and assistant GM Ian Cunningham are here for pre-draft questions.
Poles with a smirk on drafting Williams at no. 1: “Unfortunately everyone has to tune in on Thursday to watch, but I feel good about where we are, we know what we’re gonna do.” pic.twitter.com/GFMt8DSJk2
— Kaitlin Sharkey (@KRoseSharkey) April 23, 2024
Williams has long been considered the front-runner for the first overall pick.
In fact, that has been the general narrative even before the 2023 college football season ended.
However, rumors have been abundant in the months since as draft analysts have tried to guess what the Bears will do.
Some believe the team will take Heisman Trophy winner, and LSU signal-caller, Jayden Daniels or UNC quarterback Drake Maye.
That would allow the Washington Commanders to take Williams and reunite him with his former Trojans mentor, Kliff Kingsbury.
Chicago will be heavily scrutinized for whomever they decide to pick.
The franchise has not had a championship-winning quarterback since Jim McMahon led the team in the 1980s.
In the meantime, the Bears have running back D’Andre Swift and receivers DJ Moore and Keenan Allen ready to welcome their new quarterback.
Chicago fans can only hope the organization will select a winner that gets them back to the Promised Land.
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