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Bears draft Ohio State’s Chris Olave

2022 NFL Mock Draft: Bears draft Ohio State’s Chris Olave originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago

The Chicago Bears have addressed their need at general manager and revamped their coaching staff but are still in need of boosting their offense.

With Allen Robinson slated to hit free agency, the Bears could use another pass-catcher combo filled with chemistry, like Justin Fields has with Darnell Mooney.

In a recent mock NFL Draft, NFL media’s Chad Reuter has the Bears drafting Chris Olave, Fields’ wide receiver at Ohio State. The mockup predicts the Bears select Olave with the 39th pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, giving Fields his own Ja’Marr Chase.

The Cincinnati Bengals paved their way to Super Bowl LVI with Joe Burrow and Chase, the Louisiana State University quarterback-wide receiver duo who won the 2020 National Championship Game against Clemson 42-25.

In 2019, Fields’ first year as Ohio State’s starter, Olave had 849 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns on 49 catches. The following…

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