The Chicago Bears have made it clear that addressing the tight end position was a priority for them this offseason.
After signing veteran Demetrius Harris, who has experience in Matt Nagy’s offense, general manager Ryan Pace turned to the free agent market and signed veteran Jimmy Graham.
Pace certainly overpaid for Graham — $16 million with $9 million on a two-year deal. But we’ve seen what Pace does when he finds his guy. And apparently, once Austin Hooper was gone, Graham became his fallback plan.
It’s safe to say that the Bears aren’t done at the tight end position this offseason. Expect them to draft a tight end in the 2020 NFL Draft.
With that in mind, let’s get to know the newest Bears tight end:
1. Jimmy Graham has played with three sure-fire Hall-of-Fame QBs in his career
Jimmy Graham has been quite lucky during his 10-year career, as he’s gotten to play with some future Hall-of-Fame quarterbacks in Drew Brees, Russell Wilson and Aaron Rodgers. Graham started his career with Brees in New Orleans, where he exploded onto the scene.
Graham then took his talents to Seattle, where he got to play with Wilson and made it to two Pro Bowls. Graham’s latest stop was in Green Bay with Rodgers, where he was good enough but not nearly the same player he was with the Saints.
Going from Rodgers to Trubisky should be a culture shock, to say the least.
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