In his first two drafts as General Manager of the Chicago Bears, Ryan Poles showed a penchant for trading back and acquiring more picks. Frankly, he had to. The roster he inherited was overpaid and aging, and he needed as many cheap, young players as he could get while he worked to build his foundation. Now, the foundation appears to be set. Poles put together a team that ended the 2023 season with some momentum and will add who he hopes will be his franchise quarterback. It's time to add those 'blue-chip players' he mentioned at the NFL owners meeting this week. If his plan works, this will be the last time in a long time that the Chicago Bears will be picking in the Top 10 of the draft, and Poles wants to take advantage of that. For this mock draft, I only make one trade in the third round. The Bears send the 75th overall (third round) to the Cleveland Browns for Nos. 81 and 118.
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