5. Bears sign Mike Glennon, trade up for Mitch Trubisky
Chicago Bears shocked everyone during the draft, including the guy they ended up selecting at number 3 overall, Mitch Trubisky.
There are a couple of different angles that make this story so interesting.
First, the Bears spent a fair amount of money bringing in free agent quarterback Mike Glennon and March.
Secondly, the Bears spent a crazy amount of draft capital (details here) to move up one spot in a trade with the 49ers. The second part is all the more absurd because the 49ers absolutely duped the Bears into thinking other teams wanted to move up for that pick.
When it’s all said and done, perhaps the Bears will be lauded rather than trolled (by NFL teams, on more than one occasion) for their decision to trade up for Trubisky. That part of the story has yet to be told.
What we do know for certain is that Chicago’s decisions came as a big shock to the rest of the league, especially because the consensus is that Trubisky won’t be ready to play for at least one full season.