The Bears’ Preferred Plan Is To Trade Down And Take Akheem Mesidor — Here’s Evidence

Everybody who worked in the NFL will say teams don’t make a decision on who they want to draft in February. There is still a lot of prep work to do. Pro days must be attended. Private visits must be conducted. A lot can happed with over a month still to go before the draft. Minds can change. This is true to an extent, but it’s not always the case. There have been many instances over the past few decades in which teams knew who they wanted to draft long before the event began. That is why you see...