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The Chicago Bears traded up two spots yesterday in the NFL Draft to get their man. They traded the #11 pick and a fourth round pick to Tampa Bay to move up to #9 and select linebacker Leonard Floyd from the University of Georgia.
“We said all along we wanted to improve the athleticism and speed on our defense and we’ve definitely done that with Leonard Floyd,” said general manager Ryan Pace.
Floyd had 184 tackles and 17 sacks in three seasons for the Georgia Bulldogs.
“We were concerned he would go a couple of picks ahead of us,” Pace said. “This is a guy we identified, a guy we wanted, so we didn’t sit on our hands. The luxury of having extra picks gives us the ammunition to do those things.
It’s a good pick for the Bears who are lacking on the defensive side of the ball. Hopefully more defensive players are on the way. GO BEARS!
