April 09--Former West Virginia wide receiver Kevin White says he is planning to visit the Chicago Bears before the NFL draft.
Ross Tucker of NBC Sports Network and Sirius XM NFL Radio tweeted Thursday that White said he plans to take pre-draft visits to the Bears, New York Jets, New York Giants and St. Louis Rams.
White is a top-10 prospect, and many consider him to be one of the top two receivers in this year's class, along with Alabama's Amari Cooper. The Bears have the No. 7 overall pick.
White's ceiling is widely regarded to be higher than Cooper's, partly because he's two inches taller than Cooper at 6-foot-3, has longer arms and ran a faster 40-yard dash (4.35 seconds) at the NFL scouting combine in February. Cooper, however, sustained production for three years in college, while White flashed last season.
With exactly three weeks to go until the first round begins at Auditorium Theatre, we've reached one of the most loathsome periods on the NFL calendar, when the thirsty news cycle feeds on prospects' pre-draft visits to teams.
Despite no established correlation between whether teams that host prospects on pre-draft visits actually draft them, these meetings garner public interest. In reality, these visits are procedural. Every team scouts players to some extent ahead of the draft.
It would be bigger news if the Bears weren't doing their due diligence on top prospects. As it stands, prepare for three more weeks of hot air.
