Chicago Bears Draft Scout: Minkah Fitzpatrick

A fit for Chicago Bears?

The first thing that many are going to be quick to say is that he will not be around. Sure, okay, we have a 70 plus day when this will published lets imagine for the sake of football talk.

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If the Bears saw Fitzpatrick on the board, he would likely be the top player on their board. They would likely be trying to look at him as a long term cornerback. Perhaps the team extended Kyle Fuller long term and brought back Prince Amukamara for one more year. Fitzpatrick is a nickel linebacker for one year and moves outside across from Kyle Fuller.

Even with the projection of moving him to cornerback, it would be worth the pick. Vic Fangio is creative and open minded enough that he would not be afraid to put Fitzpatrick on a Rob Gronkowski or Zach Ertz if needed, ,however, he also knows shutting out a top outside threat at wide receiver is usually the biggest task. If Fitzpatrick is there, the Bears have to take him and they can make it work.