There are no shortage of needs for the Bears this offseason. Even though a lot of the focus is on overhauling the offense, the defense definitely needs some attention.
With Senior Bowl week in full swing, the Bears have been meeting with prospects from across the country. The Bears met with two of the top tight end prospects in this draft class in Purdue’s Brycen Hopkins and Vanderbilt’s Jared Pinkney.
Chicago also met with Appalachian State outside linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither on Tuesday, according to NBC Sports Chicago’s Bryan Perez.
#Bears scouts meeting with Akeem Davis-Gaither, LB, App State. LB is a need this offseason, depending on what happens with Trevathan and Kwiatkoski.
— Bryan Perez (@BryanPerezNFL) January 21, 2020
Davis-Gaither has impressive athleticism and speed — not to mention his stats have been staggering. In 2019, he had 104 tackles (14.5 for loss), five sacks, eight pass breakups, six quarterback hits, and an interception in 2019.
Given the Bears have three inside linebackers set to become free agents this offseason in Danny Trevathan, Nick Kwiatkoski and Kevin Pierre-Louis, Chicago would do well to find potential replacements.
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