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Shaking out the potential Bears 2025 roster plus other news of the day
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THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL
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NFC North review: Bears, Packers have fewer big-picture questions than division favorites - Chicago Sun-Times - The Lions are breaking in new play-callers, the Vikings a quarterback.
Jim McMahon: ‘Mongo’ never quit. And neither will I. - Lawmakers across the country are working to ban or severely restrict access to the very products that helped Steve McMichael.
What we’re hearing about Colston Loveland and the Bears’ 2025 NFL Draft class - The Athletic - League sources had a lot of praise for Loveland, seeing how the tight end should fit well with head coach Ben Johnson.
NFL Draft grades: An analytical look at the biggest winners and losers - The Athletic - Too many draft grades leave out too much context. We’re accounting for everything, including pick value, position value and trade value.
Could Chicago Bears lean on Roschon Johnson as that other back? - GM Ryan Poles mentioned the third-year back from Texas as an underused weapon last year while the team is contemplating whether to bring in a free agent back.
Where Ryan Poles sees the Bears starting out their rookie tackle - SI - Veteran Darnell Wright’s starting position and that of rookie Ozzy Trapilo were addressed by the Bears GM in a talk with David Kaplan and J. Hood on ESPN AM-1000.
Was Luther Burden III the best pick of the Chicago Bears’ 2025 NFL Draft? - SI - The Chicago Bears’ selection of Luther Burden in the second round of the 2025 NFL draft has received near-universal praise.
Bears rookie defensive tackle Shemar Turner has lofty goals - 670 - New Bears defensive tackle Shemar Turner, a second-round pick out of Texas A&M, wants to emulate the success that veteran defensive tackle Grady Jarrett has had in his long NFL career.
POLISH SAUSAGE
Malik Nabers: If I’m getting open and not getting ball, we’ve got a problem - NBC Sports - Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers didn’t do much to hide his frustrations when the ball didn’t come his way during his rookie season and it doesn’t sound like he’ll be any more circumspect in his second season.
Source: Shedeur Sanders approached pre-draft process like he was being "recruited," not "interviewed" - NBC Sports - Pre-draft chatter about prospects can be strategic.
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