As the NFL draft nears, we're taking an 11-day position-by-position look at what's out there and what the Bears need.
Bears status
Kyle Long has gone to the Pro Bowl after each of his first two seasons, quickly emerging as a big-time player with plenty of leadership strengths. He's the Bears' best building block on a line that excelled playing together two seasons ago. But last year, the team's opening-day starting quintet only started and finished one game together (Week 7 versus the Dolphins).