The Chicago Bears entered the 2020 NFL Draft with a total of nine tight ends on the roster. Seriously! Just a few weeks ago, the Bears gave Jimmy Graham a two-year deal worth $16 million. For a team that went from 12-4 in 2018 to 8-8 in 2019, tight end wasn’t exactly a pressing need.
What did the Bears do with their first pick of the 2020 Draft, then? Add another tight end, of course! Chicago selected Notre Dame’s Cole Kmet, a very good player who was projected to be a potential first-round target for some teams, but who is also the Bears’ 10th tight end. He joins a list that includes:
- Jimmy Graham
- Demetrius Harris
- Adam Shaheen
- Ben Braunecker
- Jesper Horsted
- J.P. Holtz
- Eric Saubert
- Dax Raymond
- Darion Clark
2020 NFL Draft: Live grades and analysis for every Day 2 pick
NFL fans thought the pick was hilarious.
It's currently against CDC guidelines for all the Bears TEs to be in the same room together
— Nader Issa (@NaderDIssa) April 25, 2020
Bears fans: Why do we have 10 tight ends
Ryan Pace: pic.twitter.com/kELQS3m6Mc
— FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) April 25, 2020
Looks like all the Bears’ tight ends have got together to celebrate this pick
Great showing of team unitypic.twitter.com/amhF9vwtBB
— 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒆 🌩 (@Three_Cone) April 25, 2020
Bears offense gets their final piece….
if they were playing 7v7.
— TJ Lang (@TJLang70) April 25, 2020
I'm dying to see the Bears 5 TE set this season.
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) April 25, 2020
The Bears signed Jimmy Graham to a two-year, $16M deal, and then spent pick 43 on a tight end. On brand.
— Paul Charchian (@PaulCharchian) April 25, 2020
The Bears grabbing all the tight ends like pic.twitter.com/BvNPnFEbaj
— Yahoo Fantasy Sports (@YahooFantasy) April 25, 2020
Pace texts Bears front office group chat: “Why have nine tight ends …”
Everyone else in Bears front office group chat: “Don’t do it, Ryan.”
Pace: “WHEN YOU CAN HAVE 10” [smashes enter key on computer]!!
— Elias Schuster (@Schuster_Elias) April 25, 2020
Live look at the Bears draft board pic.twitter.com/MWemJuDKFg
— Ben-Jammin (@romocop999) April 25, 2020
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