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Bears

The Bears are zeroing in on USC QB Caleb Williams ahead of the draft as the two sides have spent a lot of time together recently. Following his pro day, Chicago took him to a private place for dinner with top celebrities.

“The pro day, which was a couple of weeks ago, they took him to a place called ‘Bird Streets’ in Los Angeles, which is a private members club,” NFL Network’s Peter Schrager said on The Herd. “It was kind of cool for the Bears guys — I spoke to sources there — to see how Caleb kinda operates in that LA scene. At that dinner, they’re there at a table. But there are also celebrities. I think Quavo from the Migos was there. And Jamie Foxx was there.”

Lions

  • Missouri CB Ennis Rakestraw Jr. has an official 30 visit with the Lions. (MLFootball)
  • Lions TE Brock Wright‘s three-year, $12 million deal from the 49ers that Detroit matched to keep him includes a $3.545 million signing bonus and base salaries of $1.055 million, $1.17 million and $3.31 million. His 2024 base salary is guaranteed. (Over The Cap)
  • The deal also includes a $2.25 million option bonus in 2025 and roster bonuses of $255,000 in 2025 and $340,000 in 2026. There are annual $50,000 workout bonuses and three void years. 

Vikings

Former Vikings GM Rick Spielman has an opinion about what his former team will do to find a long-term starting quarterback, and it’s not much of a surprise. After the Vikings traded for an additional first-round pick this year, Spielman expects them to use it to trade up for a quarterback, specifically Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy. He adds they’ll have to give up a lot more. 

“They’re going to have to give [picks 11 and 23] and their 2025 first, plus some more draft capital,” Spielman said via USA Today. “I think J.J. will be a good pro, but Minnesota will overpay to get him. At this point, they don’t have a choice.”

  • According to Aaron Wilson, CFL CB Qwan’tez Stiggers is scheduled to meet with the Vikings. 

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