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Bears still need help at wide receiver, and unique talent could be found in 3rd round of NFL Draft – Chicago Sun-Times – Multifaceted threats like TCU’s Savion Williams and elite speedster Isaiah Bond are projected to be available in the third round, where the Bears hold the 72nd overall pick.

Column: Will Ben Johnson-Ryan Poles union revive Chicago Bears? – Chicago Tribune – Chicago Bears GM Ryan Poles and coach Ben Johnson won’t have much time to catch their breath as they prepare for free agency and the NFL draft.

How Bears can take advantage of deep defensive line draft class to bolster pass rush – The Athletic – The Bears need pass rushers to join Montez Sweat and Gervon Dexter, and we’re seeing edge rusher and D-line athleticism at the combine.

Post-Combine 3-Round Mock Draft: Bears go all-in on building around Caleb Williams – SI – GM Ryan Poles cannot afford another offseason of bargain-bin hunting on the offensive line, not with expectations of fielding a winning team for Ben Johnson in 2025.

Offensive linemen at forefront as Bears look to boost QB Caleb Williams this season – Chicago Sun-Times – With the No. 10 overall pick, the Bears could get second choice among starting tackles in this draft class.

3 Moves the Chicago Bears Must Make This Offseason – Between The Hashmarks – As the NFL offseason officially begins for all 32 teams, we will examine what each franchise must do in free agency and the NFL Draft to emerge a better, more complete team when the 2025 season kicks off in September.

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Dak Prescott has 2025 cap number of nearly $90 million – NBC Sports – With the Cowboys a season away from seeing quarterback Dak Prescott hit the open market, they blinked.

Report: Jets taking calls about Davante Adams, plan to cut him if they can’t trade him – NBC Sports – The Jets are moving on from quarterback Aaron Rodgers, so it comes as no surprise that they plan to do the same with wide receiver Davante Adams.

Report: Cowboys, Micah Parsons begin contract talks – NBC Sports – The Cowboys and pass rusher Micah Parsons have begun discussions on a long-term contract extension.

Jets seem open to extending Sauce Gardner, Garrett Wilson, but when? – NBC Sports – With all the recent focus on whether the Jets will keep their oldest player, the question of whether and when they’ll extend the contracts of two of their best young players has been overlooked.

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2025 NFL Combine: Winners from Day 4 – Windy City Gridiron – WCG’s lead draft analyst shares his winners from OL workouts.

Mocking the Mocks: The Athletic’s College Beat has Armand Membou to the Bears – Windy City Gridiron – At some point during mock draft season, the first-round mocks will all start to blend together as analysts get a better sense of who they think each team will draft. But for now, we’re still…

Is Arlington Heights back in play for the Bears? – Windy City Gridiron – Bears have resumed studies for their Arlington Heights property

2025 NFL Combine: Winners from Day 3 – Windy City Gridiron – WCG’s lead draft analyst shares his winners from QB, RB and WR workouts.

Mocking the Mocks: Chicago Bears 7 Round Mock from Pro Football Sports Network – Windy City Gridiron – Let’s check out PFSN’s latest mock draft, which was done by our very own Jacob Infante.

Will Campbell shuts down arm-length concerns, talks ‘great’ meeting with Bears at NFL Combine – Windy City Gridiron – The LSU product could be the first offensive lineman off the board in April’s draft.

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Ian Rapoport reveals Steelers QB decision..

The Pittsburgh Steelers are staring in the face of one of the most important decisions in franchise history. After a year where the Steelers saw flashes from both Justin Fields and Russell Wilson, the franchise now has to decide which quarterback is the right one to lead the team moving forward so that Pittsburgh can end its playoff-win drought.

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport provided some insight into the team’s decision-making process on Sunday, according to Steelers Depot.

“If you say to me, what’s the best educated guest based on talking to several sources around the league? Justin Fields over Russell Wilson, at least right now, feels like the direction they’re going. Obviously, Russell Wilson was a starter last year,” Rapoport explained.

“It was good until the end when it wasn’t. He would at least have some sort of a market. Justin Fields does seem to be at least the priority now. They do have an edge up on everyone, they could get a deal done right now.

“If they don’t, I know it at least a couple other teams. Jets make sense. There’s a couple other teams who still need one.

“Titans still need a quarterback, whether or not they draft one. Justin Fields is going to have a market. It’s just, do the Steelers get in right now and try to stop his market by signing him to be their starter?”

The sentiment among the fanbase seems to overwhelmingly be that Justin Fields should be the guy to lead the team, but Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has never been afraid to go against the grain.

It’ll be interesting to see how the situation plays itself out.