How a visit to Chapel Hill solidified the Bears' conviction in Mitch Trubisky

Posted May 19, 2017
Admittedly, it was a small task. But in the pre-draft process, every minute detail counts. So on March 16, Bears general manager Ryan Pace found himself curious to see how Mitch Trubisky would handle a routine assignment. A quintet of key Bears talent evaluators was headed to Chapel Hill, N.C., to visit Trubisky, the promising University of North Carolina quarterback. (Chicago Tribune)

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