Could the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts be working towards a trade for the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming NFL draft?
If you're an avid follower of NFL transactions, then this time of year is probably one of your favorites. The NFL Draft Combine is on the horizon, the NFL Draft is about two months away, and free agency is sandwiched in between. And in the world of Chicago Bears football, the top pick in the draft is the primary storyline of the season. As things currently stand, rumors and speculations suggest that one team, in particular, is destined to strike a deal with the Bears for the first overall pick. That team is the Indianapolis Colts.
In his recent mock draft, Colts insider James Boyd predicts a major trade between the Bears and Colts that satisfies the needs of both teams. He bases this forecast on some chatter around the league about a potential trade, which would involve the Bears acquiring the fourth overall pick, the 35th overall pick, one of the Colts' two fifth-round selections, and a first-round pick in 2024. Indianapolis, of course, would receive the first overall selection in such a trade. Boyd predicts that with the top pick, the Colts will select Alabama QB Bryce Young, which is a sensible move for a team that has struggled to find a franchise quarterback ever since Andrew Luck retired.
On the other hand, this proposed trade would help the Bears achieve something that GM Ryan Poles has expressed a strong interest in � obtaining more draft picks. Last year, his shuffling of the draft board on Day 3 resulted in the Bears gaining several additional picks. In this hypothetical trade with the Colts, Chicago would regain a second-round pick that it lost in the Chase Claypool trade and acquire an additional first-round pick next season and an extra fifth-round pick in 2023.
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4 MARS | 110 ANSWERS Could the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts be working towards a trade for the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming NFL draft? Would you be mad if the Bears selected a QB with the first pick? | ||
| Yes | 76 | 69.1 % |
| No | 34 | 30.9 % |
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