NBC Sports Chicago

● By Glynn Morgan

Accuracy: 15.38%879th Place
The holiday season is over, yet, amazingly, the Carolina Panthers are still operating with a giving spirit. Apparently, Carolina regifted the number one overall pick back to the Chicago Bears by losing enough games to be the worst team slated to choose first. Chicago traded last year’s initial pick to Carolina and, in the exchange, received the Panthers’ 2024 first-round spot. Fortuitously for the Bears, they’ve inherited Carolina’s top spot and are positioned to dramatically alter their organization’s destiny while greatly affecting the upcoming NFL Draft. Let the speculation and fun begin!

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