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NBC Sports ChicagoGrading Bears fourth-round pick: Tory Taylor, punter
LAKE FOREST, Ill. – With the No. 122 pick of the 2024 NFL draft, the Bears selected Iowa punter Tory Taylor. It was potentially Ryan Poles’ last pick of the year, and he used it to presumably upgrade a big weakness from the 2023 team. Taylor is known for having a monster leg and left Iowa with several NCAA records....
NBC Sports ChicagoBears trade into fifth-round, draft Kansas defensive end Austin Booker
The Chicago Bears traded back into the 2024 NFL Draft, swapping a 2025 fourth-round pick (via Tom Pelissero) with the Bills to take their No. 144 pick (fifth-round). Ironically, this pick is the exact one the Bears sent to the Bills for offensive lineman Ryan Bates. With that pick, the Bears selected Kansas defensive end Austin Booker. Check back to...
NBC Sports BayArea49ers select Arizona WR Jacob Cowing with No. 135 pick
The 49ers selected Arizona wide receiver Jacob Cowing with the No. 135 pick in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
NBC Sports ChicagoWho is Tory Taylor? Everything to know about the Bears' fourth-round pick
With their fourth-round, and potentially final, pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Bears picked the first special teams player of the day, drafting Iowa punter Tory Taylor. Taylor was originally born in Melbourne, Australia. He committed to Iowa University to play football there. He was one of college football’s best punters in its history, frequently booting the pigskin for...