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Bears have four swings in sixth round of draft
With four sixth-round picks, the Bears will have multiple opportunities to unearth a late gem in this year's NFL Draft.To get more news about cheap chicago bears jerseys, you can visit bearsbuy official website.
In addition to their own sixth-round selection (No. 204), they received a sixth-round choice from the Dolphins (No. 208) in exchange for tight end Adam Shaheen and two compensatory picks from the NFL (Nos. 221 and 228) as the result of a net loss of unrestricted free agents.
Players the Bears have selected in the sixth round in past drafts include a two-time Pro Bowl quarterback, the franchise leader in games played and a starter on their last Super Bowl defense.Quarterback Ed Brown (1952) played his first eight NFL seasons with the Bears from 1954-61, joining the team after spending two years in the military. He was voted to the Pro Bowl in 1955 and 1956 after beating out George Blanda for the starting job.
In 1956, Brown led the Bears to a 9-2-1 record and the Western Conference title, a half-game ahead of the Detroit Lions (9-3). He topped the NFL in passing that season, completing 96 of 168 passes for 1,667 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Drafted in 1998 out of Duke, long-snapper Patrick Mannelly set team records for most seasons (16) and games played (245) with the Bears, retiring after the 2013 season. He played on four division championship teams in 2001, 2005, 2006 and 2010.
Drafted by the Bears in 2005 out of Louisiana-Monroe, safety Chris Harris made an immediate impact as a rookie, intercepting two Brett Favre passes in a division-clinching win over the Packers in Green Bay on Christmas night.
Harris appeared in 44 games with 39 starts in two stints with the Bears from 2005-06 and 2010-11, registering 10 interceptions. He later served as an assistant coach with the team in 2013-14 and is now defensive backs coach with the Washington Football Team. |
