David Haugh and Dan Wiederer discuss how the Bears landed Washington receiver Rome Odunze with the No. 9 overall pick in the NFL Draft. It took some luck — something the Bears have had little of in recent years — for Odunze to be available there.
 
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Stars aligned for the Bears to draft Rome Odunze

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer host Take The North, which covers the latest Chicago Bears news and storylines every week. The duo promises to bring you informed, compelling, honest and responsible analysis of all the latest topics surrounding Da Bears.

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Dan Wiederer and Adam Studzinski discuss Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams struggling during the last practice of the first week of OTAs. Does that mean anything at this point?
 
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Caleb Williams struggled during at least one OTA practice

Dan Wiederer and Adam Studzinski look at who will likely be the starting center for the Bears as they work through the rest of the offseason.
 
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Who's the front-runner to start at center for Bears?

Dan Wiederer and Adam Studzinski discuss a few of the players who were absent from Bears practice Thursday. Is there any concern here?
 
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A few key players were absent as first week of Bears OTAs ended

The first week of OTAs for the Bears is in the books, and rookie quarterback Caleb Williams looked, well, like a rookie in the final practice of the week. Adam Studzinski and Dan Wiederer discuss Williams' growing pains, which are to be expected at this point. After all, Williams is facing a Bears defense that's returning nine starters from 2023. Meanwhile, rookie receiver Rome Odunze didn't participate in much of practice as he continues to nurse a hamstring ailment. We aren't panicking about that ... yet. There were also a few notable players missing from this (optional) practice Thursday. Wiederer explains why he's keeping a close eye on some of those absences.
 
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[FULL EPISODE] Bears defense gets best of Caleb Williams to end first week of OTAs

David Haugh and Dan Wiederer discuss an NFL.com story that ranked the top 10 players who were traded this offseason, with a basis on how they'll impact their new team. Where did the Bears' acquisition of receiver Keenan Allen rank?
 
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Stars aligned for the Bears to draft Rome Odunze

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