To borrow a phrase NFL scouts reserve for nimble linemen, Kyler Gordon is a dancing Bear.
Watch film of the 5-11, 194-pound Washington cornerback, whom the Bears drafted with the seventh pick of the second round Friday night, and you’ll see someone with tremendous body control.
It looks balletic — because it is.
Long before Gordon first played football — and long afterward, too— he was a dancer. Gordon, whose mom was a gymnastics coach, was remarkably athletic at a young age. He started dancing competitively at age 6, traveling the country while performing jazz, lyrical, contemporary and hip-hop styles.