Category: NFL

Reading Time: 2 minutesEntering this offseason, the Bears had an overwhelming number of tight ends on their roster. That number was trimmed down to seven this previous week. Matt Nagy and Chicago said goodbye to Ben Braunecker and Adam Shaheen.  These two had pretty different stories, as Braunecker was a great special teams player and even started at tight end due to some injuries. So why cut Braunecker? It came down to cap space. The NFL owners keep pushing for the salary cap to be lowered this season. This leads to a lot of veteran players like Braunecker to...

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDuring one of the first – and not the last – make or break situation for the Bears, the team selected Cole Kmet with the 43rd pick in the 2020 draft. A move that made sense on the surface. The Bears had one of the least productive tight end groups in the NFL last year, ranking dead last in any category. So Matt Nagy and co. goes out and picks  the unanimous number one tight end in the class.  What’s not to love?  Here’s the hook: The Bears, with their highest valued pick, essentially folded by taking...