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Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields is hoping for a second-year breakout. New head coach Matt Eberflus is trying to make that happen.

It is the welcome to the Windy City that no one would ever want.

From draft trends to home-field advantage, Shawn Wronka reviews the 2021-22 season of NFL football and how teams might approach roster construction and on-field play this fall.

Between their need to add receiver help and a specific desire to add speed, Tyquan Thornton visiting the Bears makes so much sense.

John Metchie III from Alabama is a receiver rated as a late-second or third-round talent and might even be higher if not for a torn ACL suffered in the SEC title game, but would the receiver-starved Bears be willing to look past such an injury?

Chicago Bears GM Ryan Poles will have a difficult task ahead if hes to pass Ryan Pace in terms of finding late-round bargins in the NFL draft, as this ranking of the franchises top 10 late-round draft steals in the seven-round draft era reveals.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears signed veteran tight end Ryan Griffin to a one-year contract on Friday. Griffin has 206 receptions for 2,158 yards and 14 touchdowns over nine seasons with the Houston Texans (2013-18) and New York Jets (2019-21). He has seven catches for 64 yards in four playoff games. Griffin caught 27 passes for 261 yards and two touchdowns last season.

Roquan Smith, who turns 25 today, remains an integral part of the Bears defense after earning second-team All-Pro recognition again.

The Atlanta Falcons signed free agent offensive lineman Germain Ifedi to a one-year deal Wednesday.

It's a new day at Halas Hall as the offseason training program opens its doors.