Bears Active In Rounds 3-7

The first day of the draft may have been uneventful for the Chicago Bears, but they began adding players furiously on Sunday. The Bears traded away their first and second round picks, and began picking up players in the third round. They started with picking defensive lineman Jarron Gilbert, followed by wide receiver Juaquin Iglesias, defensive end Henry Melton, cornerback D.J. Moore and more in the later rounds.

General manager Jerry Angelo said about the day, “This was a very good second day. We feel very, very good about this group, and I’m not saying it because we picked them. If I didn’t feel it, I would say nothing. But I feel very strongly about this group. We really wanted to infuse our defense with some young talent. That was really one of the goals of this draft. We just feel like we need to get some energy in there. Obviously when you talk defense, you talk defensive line with us.”

In the fifth round, the Bears added another receiver, Johnny Knox. Later in round five, they picked up linebacker Marcus Freeman. In round six, they added safety Al Afalava. Round seven brought in two picks, tight end Lance Louis and wide receiver Derek Kinder. See them all with Chicago Bears tickets from StubHub.com.

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