Ryan Pace has made it clear that the Bears will continue to look for help at tight end through free agency and the NFL Draft, and it wouldn’t be a surprise if they both signed a veteran and drafted a rookie.
There’s a good chance that the Bears will be one of the first teams to select a tight end in the NFL Draft, which means they’ll likely have their pick of prospects.
Perhaps they’ll find their guy in Notre Dame’s Cole Kmet, who has been hailed as the draft’s best tight end. Considering he grew up rooting for the Bears, Kmet has thought about being drafted by his hometown team.
“For sure, I definitely looked at it,” Kmet said this week at the NFL Scouting Combine. “And it would be a great opportunity to play in Chicago, play in the hometown. That would be a lot of fun.”
The Bears have two second round picks — No. 43 and 50 — and it’s possible that Pace will use one of those to address the glaring issue at tight end. And perhaps Kmet will get to play for his hometown team.
