How are Bears handling captains?

Wondering about a player, a past game or another issue involving the Bears? Senior writer Larry Mayer answers a variety of questions from fans on ChicagoBears.com.

Do you know if the Bears are going to name season-long team captains this year or have different captains from week to week?
Steven P.
Hinsdale, Illinois

Bears coach Matt Eberflus said Tuesday that he has yet to decide how the captains will be determined this year. In answering that question from a reporter, he discussed the importance of leadership and how he’s been evaluating that characteristic with players since the start of the offseason program. Said Eberflus: “I’ve been watching that since Day 1 because the leadership on a football team is the No. 1 priority you have to establish. It starts with the coaches, but what’s more important is the leadership in the locker room.” Eberflus added that he loves to observe people and that being a good leader is about action, saying: “It’s about doing the things that you need to do and execution on the football field first. A lot of those guys are rising to the top. I let it happen organically, just by observing it. But the cream will rise to the top. It always does. My 30th year as a coach and I’ve seen it every single year. You hold guys to the standard. What will happen is, ‘Oh, there’s one, there’s one, there’s one and there’s one.’ You want one at every position group, you really do. Or two. We’re working to get that and we’ll see where it goes. But again, it’s an ongoing day-to-day evaluation.”

As a follow-up to your top 10 undrafted Bears, Richard Dent was drafted in the eighth round, which means he would have been undrafted if he came out today. So, how about listing the top Bears players taken after Round 7?
Steve R.
Tennessee

Interesting question, Steve. That list would have to begin with the aforementioned Richard Dent, a Hall of Fame defensive end who, as you mentioned, was selected by the Bears in the eighth round of the 1983 draft out of Tennessee…