The Chicago Bears made a franchise decision to Exchange the overall choice n ° 1 Before the draft of the NFL 2023. The agreement won the team a multitude of choices and an extremely talented wide receiver.
Given all the mobile parts, he was going to take years to fans to determine how the Bears took advantage of this job. And now we know all the names they have obtained.
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With choice n ° 39 Friday, the Bears finished their mega-deal with the Carolina Panther by selecting the wide receiver of Missouri, Luther Burden. To refresh everyone's memory, this is what the Bears and the Panthers have received in this profession.
The bears receive
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N ° 9 Global choice in the draft of the NFL 2023
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N ° 61 Pick in the draft of the NFL 2023
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The choice of first round of the panthers in the draft of the NFL 2024 (n ° 1)
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The choice of panthers in the second round in the draft of the NFL 2025 (n ° 39)
Panthers receive
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N ° 1 Global choice in the draft of the NFL 2023
And here is what the Bears were able to do with these choices entering Friday evening:
2023 NFL draft
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N ° 10: Tackle offensive Darnell Wright *
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N ° 56: Corner-back Tyrique Stevenson *
NFL Draft 2024
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N ° 1: The quarter Caleb Williams
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No. 122: Punter Tory Taylor *
NFL 2025 draft
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N ° 39: Large LUTHER REPARDEAU receiver
Djome Moeure is
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Obtained a career summit of 1,384 yards and marked a summit of eight affected in 2023
* The Bears exchanged the overall choice n ° 9 in 2023 at the Eagles of Philadelphia for the overall choice n ° 10 and the choice of fourth round which landed them Tory Taylor in the draft of the NFL 2024. The team then exchanged choice n ° 61 in 2023 to go to n ° 56 and take Tyrique Stevenson.
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Yahoo Sports had the burden as the global perspective n ° 35 of the project on its great consensual counciland the broad receiver n ° 4. Its screening ratio:
Large receiver of the explosive slot machine which can create first stockings and affected from nothing, Burden has a good frame and is a weapon on the keys made and below. He can also win deeply because of his very good speed and his coordination eye-hand.
Burden must still show more as a road runner and if he can gain regularly outside and against the press (he especially played from the slit or after being set in motion), but he has the capacity to create explosive games that the nFL teams covet, with the ball skills to pick football from various angles. He endured an inconsistent QB game in 2024, which hampered part of his progress.
Burden's role has been rationalized in his career. He can be an exciting player if he goes somewhere who can extend his itinerary tree and his overall skills.
It could be fun for the Bears offensive, which is still progressing from certain things.
Have the Bears benefited from the exchange of overall choice n ° 1?
Moore is the simplest part of the agreement to be assessed. While its figures decreased in 2024, it was an undisputed success with the Bears. Moore gave the team a real star in a position that has tormented them for years.
Wright looks like a longtime starter in the NFL. During his two seasons in the League, Wright evaluated the pro football metrics very well. He passed as the fifth best right tackle in NFL last year, and should again anchor the right side of the team's line in 2025.
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Stevenson had moments of promise as a recruit, but is best known for his loss of the Bears to Washington commanders in 2024. With commanders seeking to launch a Mary hail, Stevenson was not ready for the start of the room because he was too busy talking to the opposing fans. Stevenson recovered in time to get a hand on the balloonBut put it directly in the hands of Noah Brown, giving Washington the victory. He was briefly put on the bench and shot an uneven second season with the team.
Taylor made a great recruit season, but was it good enough to justify a choice of fourth round? It should continue to be the main option of the team, but it is also a bettor, so it is difficult to become too excited.
Williams remains a work in progress. His recruited season was strewn with errors and moments of shine. The Bears hope that the hiring of the offensive guru Ben Johnson and a frenzy of off -season expenses for offensive line players will allow Williams to bring his game to another level in 2nd year. Johnson seems to be engaged in the entourage of Williams in arms, and seized the tight Michigan Colston Loveland with the team's first choice on Thursday.
While Burden could prove to be an impact player, trade really depends on the development of Williams. If it turns into a quarter-rear type that the Bears have never used, trade is a massive and massive victory for Chicago. If it does not take place, Chicago will face criticism – although getting Moore and Wright due to the agreement should not be overlooked.
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From the end of the panthers, things seemed to be disastrous in 2023. Bryce Young looked completely outdated and there were already those who quickly called him one of the largest recent recovery busts. As things started Rocky in 2024, Young recovered an early bench and showed an improvement in the section. During his last 10 games, Young has launched 15 affected against six interceptions. The team will see if this success takes place in 2025, because Young is the undisputed starter in the training camp.
Due to the proximity of the trade and the ages of all the players involved, it will really take years to fully assess the agreement. If Young occurs as he did in the second period and Williams takes a step forward in 2nd year, it could be the rare successful agreement that ends up helping the two franchises to get up.
We did not obtain this answer when the Bears used the choice n ° 39 Friday, but at least the fans of the two teams will obtain a closure on all the parts involved in the agreement.
