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Head coach Matt Eberflus talks about the level of competency and execution he wants to see from the Bears’ first-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft

Bears head coach Matt Eberflus shares his first impression of Kansas edge rusher Austin Booker

The Bears wrapped up the 2024 NFL Draft on Saturday, drafting Iowa punter Tory Taylor and Kansas defensive end Austin Booker in the fourth and fifth rounds of the draft, respectively. Here are the full results from the Bears’ 2024 NFL Draft. This was inarguably a franchise-altering draft for the Bears. They won Day 1, solidiying their next fr...

Tory Taylor can punt with either foot because of his background in Australian rules football, but he has never attempted a left-footed punt in a game

Tory Taylor, the Bears’ 122nd-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, talks about his record-setting workload at Iowa and the text he received from Caleb Williams after he was drafted

The Bears could have finished their draft after selecting punter Tory Taylor in the fourth round, but that would have left them with a massive roster issue. General manager Ryan Poles made the wise decision to borrow from the future to jump back into the draft and plug a hole with raw edge rusher Austin Booker.

On Saturday, the Bears traded their 2025 fourth-round pick to the Bills to reacquire the No. 144 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft they traded to the Bills for offensive lineman Ryan Bates. With the No. 144 pick, they drafted Kansas edge Austin Booker. After trading a pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, here are the picks the Bears own…

LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Just when we thought the Bears may be done with the 2024 NFL draft, GM Ryan Poles traded back into the fifth round and selected Kansas pass rusher Austin Booker with the No. 144 overall pick. The Bears were widely expected to add a defensive end this draft, and there was speculation that could be the…

Ryan Poles and the Bears traded back into the fifth round of the 2024 NFL Draft after expending all four of their draft picks. By trading for the No. 144 pick, the Bears used it to select Kansas defensive end Austin Booker. Who is Booker? He grew up in Greenwood, Indiana, attending Center Grove High School, which is roughly three…

Tory Taylor was used a historic amount during his college career at Iowa. Caleb Williams promised the Bears’ new punter that won’t be the case in Chicago.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. – With the No. 122 pick of the 2024 NFL draft, the Bears selected Iowa punter Tory Taylor. It was potentially Ryan Poles’ last pick of the year, and he used it to presumably upgrade a big weakness from the 2023 team. Taylor is known for having a monster leg and left Iowa with several NCAA records….

The Chicago Bears traded back into the 2024 NFL Draft, swapping a 2025 fourth-round pick with the Bills to take their No. 144 pick (fifth-round). Ironically, this pick is the exact one the Bears sent to the Bills for offensive lineman Ryan Bates. With that pick, the Bears selected Kansas defensive end Austin Booker. It appeared the Bears’ dra...

With their fourth-round, and potentially final, pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Bears picked the first special teams player of the day, drafting Iowa punter Tory Taylor. Taylor was originally born in Melbourne, Australia. He committed to Iowa University to play football there. He was one of college football’s best punters in its history, freq...