The Chicago Bears’ final two selections in the 2020 NFL Draft, OL Arlington Hambright and Lachavious Simmons, were picked in consecutive selections in the seventh round to round out the team’s draft picks.
Both players are still fairly unknown but show potential to contribute at the NFL level. They also got to this point while traveling on different paths. Hambright rose from junior college, landing at Oklahoma State before finishing his college career at Colorado. Simmons, however, played his entire career at FCS Tennessee State.
Now, the two are teammates in Chicago and here are a few things to know about the guys up front.
1. Simmons trained by throwing hay bales
The newest offensive lineman has something common with new teammate Cody Whitehair: Both players grew up on farms and trained by throwing hay bales. Simmons told Bears reporters he would toss hay bales as part of his chores and developed strength from it.
Lachavious Simmons grew up on a farm and developed strength with the Cody Whitehair workout: throwing hay bales.
— Chris Emma (@CEmma670) April 25, 2020
Perhaps Whitehair can mentor the young rookie and help him develop while swapping farm stories.
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