The writing was on the wall, in regards to the Chicago Bears trading running back Jordan Howard, when the franchise pulled the trigger and signed former Seattle Seahawks running back Mike Davis. And of course, a couple of weeks later, the Bears did trade Howard to the Philadelphia Eagles. However, bringing in Davis didn’t seem to be enough to make general manager Ryan Pace feel totally comfortable about their group of running backs.
Fast forward to the 2019 NFL Draft, Chicago used their first pick (which was a third-round selection) on running back David Montgomery.