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After years of disappointment in the Windy City, the Chicago Bears finally look like a football team that might be putting it together and getting on the right track to becoming a force to be reckoned with in the NFC.
The Bears struck gold in the 2024 NFL Draft by getting the No. 1 overall pick and selecting USC quarterback Caleb Williams as the team’s new franchise player under center.
Despite a storied history, the Bears have never had a true franchise quarterback, meaning this is uncharted territory and potentially what the team needs to be a perennial playoff contender in the NFC.
With the Bears totally invested in building around Williams, they made some moves this offseason to add talent to the roster, like drafting Rome Odzune and trading for Keenan Allen.
Now that the Bears also have extended D.J. Moore’s contract, Allen might be the next in line to get a new deal, with Moore willing to help the process, according to Courtney Cronin of ESPN.
“I already did that now. I did that yesterday. I was like, man, listen. What’s your number? Let’s get it done,” Moore said. “And I mean, I’m going to leave his number out of it. But I think we can get it done. So it should be interesting.”
Sounds like DJ Moore is trying to help get Keenan Allen an extension, too, with the Bears. Allen is entering the final year of his deal and said he was going to wait to see how the season progresses before beginning talks of an extension.
Moore: “I already did that now. I did…
— Courtney Cronin (@CourtneyRCronin) July 31, 2024
It seems as though everyone in Chicago is on the same page as the team heads into the 2024 NFL season with high hopes of turning heads around the league and earning a playoff spot in the NFC.
Only time will tell if the moves the organization has made turn out to be the right ones, but on paper right now, everything looks good moving forward.
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