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The Bears are backsliding toward a remarkable opportunity.
If the season ended today, they would draft first — a product of the Panthers, owners of the worst record in the NFL, having traded them the pick — and fifth overall.
Even if the Bears’ own pick gets less valuable with a few wins over the last five games of the season, they should be in position to do something special.
In the last 72 years, the Bears have had two top-10 picks in a draft twice.