One would think something as trivial as a voluntary minicamp practice can't have an impact on what the Chicago Bears have planned for the upcoming NFL draft. The festivities are just over a week away. GM Ryan Pace likely has his board set and knows which prospects should be available when the Bears go on the clock at #8. Who will he take? Only the man himself knows and he is going to absurd lengths to make sure nobody else does. However, Aaron Lynch may have just changed that.
The Bears signed the veteran free agent last month, reuniting him with former coordinator Vic Fangio. Hopes are high that they can rekindle some of the magic they showed in 2014 when Lynch had six sacks as a rookie. Good thing too because the Bears are hurting at edge rusher. In a big way. Pernell McPhee is gone. Willie Young is gone. Lamarr Houston is gone. Leonard Floyd is coming off a knee injury.
The depth looks no better with Sam Acho, Howard Jones and Isaiah Irving rounding out the list. Lynch's arrival eased some of the concerns but hardly erased them. It wouldn't be the best thing for him or anybody else to get hurt though. Well, everybody knows the Bears' notorious luck on that front.








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