Chicago Sun Times

The Bears are in the final phase of their draft preparation. The main part of free agency is finished, and they have clarity on where they’re picking after general manager Ryan Poles traded back to No. 9. That took his team out of the mix for the stars of this draft class, but he believed it was worth it to land an extra second-rounder this year and a first-rounder next year from the Panthers. “Very excited with the trade,” coach Matt Eberflus said during the NFL’s annual meeting this week. “That was awesome.” With all of that straightened out, here’s the latest mock draft: