Amazingly The National Buzz At Bears Minicamp Isn’t About Trubisky

Rookie Chicago Bears minicamp have concluded. For the first time in what feels like years, people noticed a rather large contingent of national media outlets represents at the event. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why. For the first time in 35 years, the Bears used a top five draft pick to grab a quarterback. Not only that but they created a whole bunch of controversy by trading up from #3 to #2 overall to do it. Mitch Trubisky will face the same pressures of being a top pick many other quarterbacks have. Some handled it, some didn't. Whether he does will be told by time. Nonetheless people wanted to get their first looks at him in a Bears uniform. To see him throw, take snaps under center and just sort of command the field. Early reports are he responded well. He was not, however, the most impressive person on display during those practices. As it so happens it was the man Trubisky was often throwing to in tight end Adam Shaheen. The buzz around him has really picked up of late, not just locally but nation-wide.

The Adam Shaheen Bears minicamp hype is real

Peter King of the MMQB is one of the latest to mention the name. In recent article, the veteran reporter mentioned that while Trubisky may be the more important long-term name to watch, the one who could catch people by surprise in 2017 is the Bears' second round pick.

"I think one of the most interesting storylines of the summer camp season is going to be at Bears camp—and not necessarily how quickly Mitchell Trubisky can start a game. (I expect Mike Glennon to get a fair shot at keeping the quarterback job for the year.) But it’s the Division II tight end, Adam Shaheen. He’s 6-6 and 277 pounds, and the book on him coming out of Ashland (Ohio) College was that he’s nimble."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS2T2dvYubY   Indeed the young man know as "Baby Gronk" caught a lot of people by surprise when his name was called last month. He'd only just recently broken out onto upper draft boards in the media. He was a phantom name people knew about but hadn't seen much of. Then he performed at the scouting combine. What they saw was a man who weighed 278 lbs running like he could be a wide receiver. Throw in the that 6'6" frame and yeah, it's easy to understand why GM Ryan Pace felt so comfortable taking him in the second round. This despite the fact he made his name at Ashland University, a Divisional II program. Then again something like that hasn't stopped many players from having great NFL careers. It comes down to whether he puts in the work and effort to be the best. He went from basketball player to a second round pick in a span of three years. So that is something to take note of moving forward.