Former Packers and Cowboys linebacker Joe Thomas has signed with the Bears as they continue to try to fortify depth prior to the start of free agency on March 14.
Trading down is the order of the day for BearDigest mock draft 2.0, as the team has very few draft picks in a year when GM Ryan Poles needs picks to rebuild.
Linebacker Noah Dawkins has signed with the Bears after playing in his first three years with Tampa Bay and the New York Jets in both a 4-3 and 3-4 defense.
Finding players who fit the new systems being used is going to be a goal of new Chicago Bears GM Ryan Poles and one player recently cut in advance of salary cap cutdowns is a potential system fit on defense.
The NFL draft serves as the league's one universal feel-good moment of the year. Every team lands the prospects they wanted. Each organization fills certain holes. Players' potentials are immense, and they all have bright futures.