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NFL draft makeover: How the Bears can give Justin Fields a chance in 2022

Every week during the 2021 NFL season, we’re going to — just being honest here — overreact to what we’ve seen on the field for a different NFL team and begin projecting NFL draft prospects at positions of concerning need.

Think of it as a mini one-team mock draft, with early (Rounds 1-2), middle (Rounds 3-4) and late (Rounds 5-7) prospects at each team’s respective position of concern.

This week’s NFL draft makeover is for the Chicago Bears.

(Amber Matsumoto/Yahoo Sports)
(Amber Matsumoto/Yahoo Sports)

Monday's loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers was the Bears' fourth straight, dropping the team's record from 3-2 to 3-6 and into third place in the NFC North, four games back of the first-place Green Bay Packers.