ESPN, NFL Network set to put Bears at center stage for NFL Draft

Media members enter the NFL Draft theater Wednesday in Detroit, where workers continue to set up for the event Thursday.Paul Sancya/AP

The Bears had best be ready for their close-up Thursday night in Detroit, because for at least the first hour and a half of the NFL Draft, they will be in the spotlight.

The traditional TV broadcasts that will air on ESPN and NFL Network will be heavy on the Bears, who own the first and ninth picks of the first round. They’ll be on the clock at 7 p.m.

“Bears fans should get very excited because there’s gonna be a lot, a lot, a lot of time dedicated to the Bears at the top of the draft,” said Charlie Yook, executive producer of NFL Media and a Bears fan himself,…