After having his first top pick go down with an injury before playing a professional game, Ryan Pace doubled down and moved up in the draft to secure a guy with a few question marks attached. What level of performance will justify Pace's investment?
With the 9th pick in the NFL draft, the Chicago Bears took an outside linebacker known more for speed and versatility than for power. Sixteen years later, history repeated itself. The last time Chicago picked a linebacker in the top ten of the draft was 2000, and that linebacker was Brian Urlacher.