Earlier this offseason, the Chicago Bears opted to release veteran center Roberto Garza and signed veteran Will Montgomery to man the middle of the offensive line. Montgomery appeared to be the front-runner for the center position until the team drafted Oregon's Hroniss Grasu in the third round of this year's draft.
“His makeup is off the charts,” general manager Ryan Pace said about Grasu, according to ChicagoBears.com's Larry Mayer. “There are certain guys on our board that we’ll check a ‘Bears box’; a little ‘Bear’ that’ll pop up. To us, that’s a guy who has every trait we’re looking for.