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Bears Draft Live Blog Day 2

The second day of the 2022 NFL Draft heats up for the Bears as they have three picks with needs at receiver, guard and cornerback.

Gene Chamberlain

In this story:
  • Jones had six years of college ball after red shirting and is 24 years old.
  • Velus Jones  the Tennessee receiver who had one of the fastest times in the combine is now a Bear at pick No. 71. They had another wide receiver who went to Tennessee and was a burner and worked out well for them.  Willie Gault. Jones ran 4.31. Second fastest wide receiver and fourth fastest time at the combine overall.
  • 13 receivers in first two rounds a record. None for the Bears.
  • Brian Asamoah goes to the Vikings at 66. That's a player the Bears saw as a fit in their scheme and visited with him a few times. But now he's going to a 3-4 team. 
  • Scout Francis St. Paul on when the Bears were about to get Gordon: "My palms started sweating because it was getting close. There’s been a few years when you think a player that you want and he doesn’t get there. But everyone was excited."
  • The run on second-round receivers occurred after the Bears took Brisker. George Pickens went to the Steelers at 52, Alec Pierce to the Colts at 53 and Skyy Moore to the Chiefs at 54.
  • Like Brisker, the Bears had Gordon in for a top-30 visit as they had their eyes on him throughout.
  • Gordon with a message for Bears fans: "I want them to know I'm bringing the energy and I want them to match it."
  • Gordon credits being a competitive dancer with helping his movement skills. "It was the first: "Honestly, it just takes a lot of consistency, a lot of dedication. Not only to go there and do the practicing and all that but as far as going home and stretching and being flexible, having that core strength and honestly just how strict a lot of teachers are and how they want you to perfect your craft whateverthat choreography may be." His mother got him started competing at it all over the country at a young age, "lyrical, ballet, hip-hop," he said. He also did karate.
  • Bears scout Francis St. Paul said the team was excited when they saw Gordon run a slow time in the 4.5s at the combine because they knew it would chase other teams off of him and they had seen him playing much faster.
  • The Bears select safety Jaquan Brisker from Penn State, a player who visited them at Halas Hall. An excellent player. But not a receiver.
  • The Bears rushed their pick up. They're not trading.
  • RB Kenneth Walker went to Seattle, Clemson CB Andrew Booth to the Vikings after a trade, Wan'Dale Robinson to the Giants after a trade with the Falcons, WR John Metchie to the Texans, David Ojabo to the Ravens, edge Josh Pachal to the Lions and DT Phidarian Mathis to the Commanders immediately after the Bears picked. Now the Bears are  back up.
  • Boye Mafe goes next to the Vikings
  • Special teams player besides being corner for the Bears.
  • The Bears have done the right thing and took cornerback Kyler Gordon from Washington. Now they no longer have an issue at starting left cornerback.
  • Atlanta traded up for this spot and are taking DE Arnold Ebiketie. Must have felt the Bears would take him. They might have been right if the Bears went by best athlete available as Ryan Poles promised. Bears are on the clock.
  • Giants dealt 36 to the Jets for that pick.
  • The Jets take Breece Hall, the guy who made them forget about David Montgomery at Iowa State. Or at least Hall made them miss Montgomery less.
  • Roger McCreary and his short arms have gone to the Titans at 35.
  • This leaves the Bears looking at Skyy Moore if they're going to take a receiver here. He's not an X-receiver and is a slot. They really need the X, so they could try to move down or take a lineman.
  • Packers traded two second-round picks to move up into the Vikings' slot and make a pick. Must have the receiver they want lined up. If not, look for Aaron Rodgers to be more upset than he appeared when he did a podcast today. Packers take Christian Watson, another player the Bears no doubt had an eye on.
  • Logan Hall going to the Bucs.That would have been a player the Bears would have loved. They saw him as a three technique at times. Bucs looking for a younger version of Ndamukong Suh.
  • Tampa Bay taking quite a long time considering they've had all night to ponder this.
  • The Bears were one of eight teams without a pick in Day 1 of the draft. They'll be up at No. 39 in Round 2 for their first pick and running back Matt Forte is supposed to announce a second-round pick for them. Forte was allowed to leave in free agency in 2016 after eight seasons as their starting running back. He was the second-round pick of the 2008 draft (No. 44) and when he was allowed to leave in free agency he was only five receptions short of Walter Payton's franchise record for catches (492). He is also the franchise's second-leading rusher of all time, although his 8,602 yards was just over half of Payton's total (16,726).
  • Giants dealt 36 to the Jets for that pick.
  • The Jets take Breece Hall, the guy who made them forget about David Montgomery at Iowa State. Or at least Hall made them miss Montgomery less.
  • Roger McCreary and his short arms have gone to the Titans at 35.
  • This leaves the Bears looking at Skyy Moore if they're going to take a receiver here. He's not an X-receiver and is a slot. They really need the X, so they could try to move down or take a lineman.
  • Packers traded two second-round picks to move up into the Vikings' slot and make a pick. Must have the receiver they want lined up. If not, look for Aaron Rodgers to be more upset than he appeared when he did a podcast today. Packers take Christian Watson, another player the Bears no doubt had an eye on.
  • Logan Hall going to the Bucs.That would have been a player the Bears would have loved. They saw him as a three technique at times. Bucs looking for a younger version of Ndamukong Suh.
  • Tampa Bay taking quite a long time considering they've had all night to ponder this.
  • The Bears were one of eight teams without a pick in Day 1 of the draft. They'll be up at No. 39 in Round 2 for their first pick and running back Matt Forte is supposed to announce a second-round pick for them. Forte was allowed to leave in free agency in 2016 after eight seasons as their starting running back. He was the second-round pick of the 2008 draft (No. 44) and when he was allowed to leave in free agency he was only five receptions short of Walter Payton's franchise record for catches (492). He is also the franchise's second-leading rusher of all time, although his 8,602 yards was just over half of Payton's total (16,726).
  • The 37th pick by Houston is a Lovie guy, Jalen Pitre, a playmaker at defensive back. Bears on deck.
  • Giants dealt 36 to the Jets for that pick.
  • The Jets take Breece Hall, the guy who made them forget about David Montgomery at Iowa State. Or at least Hall made them miss Montgomery less.
  • Roger McCreary and his short arms have gone to the Titans at 35.
  • This leaves the Bears looking at Skyy Moore if they're going to take a receiver here. He's not an X-receiver and is a slot. They really need the X, so they could try to move down or take a lineman.
  • Packers traded two second-round picks to move up into the Vikings' slot and make a pick. Must have the receiver they want lined up. If not, look for Aaron Rodgers to be more upset than he appeared when he did a podcast today. Packers take Christian Watson, another player the Bears no doubt had an eye on.
  • Logan Hall going to the Bucs.That would have been a player the Bears would have loved. They saw him as a three technique at times. Bucs looking for a younger version of Ndamukong Suh.
  • Tampa Bay taking quite a long time considering they've had all night to ponder this.
  • The Bears were one of eight teams without a pick in Day 1 of the draft. They'll be up at No. 39 in Round 2 for their first pick and running back Matt Forte is supposed to announce a second-round pick for them. Forte was allowed to leave in free agency in 2016 after eight seasons as their starting running back. He was the second-round pick of the 2008 draft (No. 44) and when he was allowed to leave in free agency he was only five receptions short of Walter Payton's franchise record for catches (492). He is also the franchise's second-leading rusher of all time, although his 8,602 yards was just over half of Payton's total (16,726).
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Gene Chamberlain
GENE CHAMBERLAIN

BearDigest.com publisher Gene Chamberlain has covered the Chicago Bears full time as a beat writer since 1994 and prior to this on a part-time basis for 10 years. He covered the Bears as a beat writer for Suburban Chicago Newspapers, the Daily Southtown, Copley News Service and has been a contributor for the Daily Herald, the Associated Press, Bear Report, CBS Sports.com and The Sporting News. He also has worked a prep sports writer for Tribune Newspapers and Sun-Times newspapers.

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