Chicago Bears post-free agency 7-round mock draft

The Chicago Bears’ 2021 NFL Draft needs have been impacted, even if slightly, by their moves in free agency, including the decision to sign QB Andy Dalton and move on from cornerback Kyle Fuller, bringing less of a focus on quarterback in Round 1 …

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Round 6: Malcolm Koonce, Edge, Buffalo

The Bears are going to add a pass rusher in the 2021 draft. It’s something Pace has done on Day 3 in two of the last three drafts, and with Robert Quinn failing to make an impact after signing a huge free-agent contract in 2020, a player like Koonce makes sense here in the sixth round.

Koonce has 17.5 sacks over his last 17 games at Buffalo.