Akheem Mesidor: Why The Bears Will Take Him In The 1st Round

When was the last time the Chicago Bears drafted a genuinely good edge rusher? This is a debatable topic. Some will say it was Leonard Floyd, but he didn’t play his best seasons until after leaving. Alex Brown was a pleasant surprise as a 4th round pick, but he never had more than seven sacks in a season. Alonzo Speller had a couple of solid years but was never considered a top guy. You’d have to go all the way back to 1989 when the Bears selected Trace Armstrong to find somebody who became good.