New Wide Receivers Add Depth

Many were calling for the Chicago Bears to bolster their wide receiver corps, and they answered the call by adding three receivers through the draft. The first receiver chosen was Oklahoma’s Juaquin Iglesias, who was picked up in the third round with the 99th overall pick. Iglesias will be a top talent for the Bears next season as he weighs in at 210 pounds at 6′1″.

General manager Jerry Angelo said of Iglesias, “He’s more prototypical of what an outside receiver looks like. He doesn’t play at 4.5 speed, but he ran a 4.5 at the Combine. He’s got exceptional hands, he’s real tough, he does the dirty work, he can return, and he’s very bright. We feel like he’s going to come in and pick up the offense.”

Iglesias wasn’t the only top talent picked in the draft. They added Johnny Knox from Abilene Christian in the fifth round and Derek Kinder from Pittsburgh in the seventh round. Knox set the record at Abilene Christian with 118 catches, 2,227 yards and 30 touchdowns in 25 games. Kinder struggled with injuries in 2007, but came back to tally 36 catches, 422 yards and three touchdowns in 2008. See all of them with Chicago Bears tickets from StubHub.com.

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