CHAPEL HILL – University of North Carolina wide receiver Dazz Newsome has been selected in the sixth round with the 221st overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. Newsome becomes the 245th Tar Heel chosen in the NFL Draft and the 16th wide receiver. He is also the 46th Carolina football player selected in the sixth round. Newsome is the 10th Tar Heel chosen by the Chicago Bears as well.
"I'm pretty much speechless right now," said Newsome. "I'm thankful that the Chicago Bears decided to bring me into their organization and I'm going to do everything I can to show them they made the right choice.