Bears general manager Ryan Pace is the guy who traded up for Mitch Trubisky, so he’s used to being the target of critics’ arrows. But second-round draft pick Teven Jenkins’ back injury that kept Jenkins out of training camp, necessitated surgery and landed him in injured reserve to start the 2021 season put Pace right back on the spot.
Did Pace take a chance on a player who had a previous back injury that prematurely ended Jenkins’ 2021 college season at Oklahoma State? Maybe there was a reason why Jenkins — a highly rated offensive tackle many predicted to go in the first round — was such a bargain in the second round.