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NEW ORLEANS — Between bites of bean dip Sunday, Bears fans will wonder what might have been.
What would have happened if Eagles running back Saquon Barkley chose the Bears last offseason when he became a free agent? Would he have been the transcendent star of a NFC championship team, breaking records seemingly with each run? Would he capture the imagination of a city — and a league?
Barkley said at Super Bowl Opening Night on Monday that he very nearly became a Bear last March.