Found January 10, 2012 on Bears Locker:
The Bears’ 2011 NFL Draft was an utter disaster, plain and simple.  Here is a look at what the Bears’ rookie draft class did in 2011: 23-year old OT Gabe Carimi came to the Bears in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft.  He filled a huge need for the Bears until his season ended very early due to knee surgery.  Carimi played in 2 games (both starts) for the Bears last year.  He will likely be a fixture at RT for the Bears down the road. 23-year old DT Stephen Paea was a second round pick by the Bears last year.  He played in 11 games for the Bears last year and he had 14 tackles and 2 sacks.  He might get more P.T. starting in 2o12. 22-year old safety Chris Conte came to the Bears in the 3rd round last April.  He played in 14 games for the Bears last year and he had 30 tackles, 1 interception, 1 tackle for a loss and 2 passes defensed.  Conte played pretty decent late in the year for the Bears. 23-year old QB Nathan Enderle was picked in the 5th round by the Bears last ...
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