Inspirational young athlete Kate Foster will enjoy an opportunity-of-a-lifetime Friday night when she announces the Bears' second-round pick at the NFL Draft in Philadelphia.
Foster will join NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and former Bears center Jay Hilgenberg on stage at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. An 18-year-old high school senior, the Rockford resident continues to compete in gymnastics despite losing her leg to leukemia when she was 12.
Foster has received national recognition for her leadership, strength and determination, winning the 2016 USA Gymnastics Robert Miller Spirit of the Flame Award.