The Chicago Bears are clearly not committed to Mitchell Trubisky under center, which is why they swung a trade to acquire Nick Foles from the Jacksonville Jaguars last month.
But could the Bears also draft a quarterback?
“If a quarterback was there and he was the highest guy on our board in a strong way, we would consider that,” said Bears general manager Ryan Pace, via My Sports Update.
That's the typical diplomatic statement you would expect from an executive leading up to the NFL Draft. Pace is not going to want to play his hand either way.
That being said, it would not be surprising if Chicago did decide to pull the trigger on a signal-caller.
Let's face it: Trubisky hasn't exactly worked out, and while Foles did have that one magical playoff run with the Philadelphia Eagles in January and February of 2018, he is very unproven as a starter. As a matter of fact, he has never even made it through a full season as a starting quarterback.
Of course, barring a trade, the Bears won't be able to nab one of the top quarterback prospects in this draft class. Chicago doesn't even have a first-round pick, as it won't be selecting until 42nd overall.
But while the Bears can kiss Joe Burrow, Tua Tagovailoa and Justin Herbert goodbye, there will likely still be other capable signal-callers available when their first pick comes up.
Chicago went just 7-9 this past season, one year after going 12-4 and winning the NFC North division crown.
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