Dealing the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft "seems to be the way the wind is blowing" for the Chicago Bears, according to NBC Sports' Peter King.
King proceeded to sketch out a scenario where the Bears trade back twice in the first round and wind up with the eighth and ninth selections along with two additional second-round picks and valuable 2025 draft compensation.
Fox Sports' Peter Schrager brought up the same general hypothetical Monday on Good Morning Football:
From the moment Chicago secured the top pick, the conventional wisdom was that the team would stay put and select a quarterback, presumably USC's Caleb Williams.