Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images After the 2024 NFL Draft, several of us at Windy City Gridiron participated in a 21st-century all-Chicago Bears fantasy draft. What does that mean? Well, eight of our staffers got together in a randomized snake draft to build out a roster in all three phases consisting only of Bears players from the year 2000 to the present. Some people will argue the 21st century starts in 2001, but they can go to hell. It was a fun exercise, both in trying to build a complete roster and in going down memory lane. Back in 2018, we ran a similar exercise with every player to ever suit up for the Bears. This time, though, our time constraint allowed us to really get into the weeds and get creative — or in some cases, depressing — with our selections. This process consisted of 26 rounds, with 12 people on offense, 12 people on defense, and two special teamers. This allowed us some flexibility for our 11th man on the field, and consolidating kicker and punter into one position prevented any of us from having to select players who only played a game or two for the Bears. Here are our Fantasy General Managers and their team names. - Ryan Droste’s Peanut Punch Gang
- Eric Duerrwaechter’s
- Sam Householder’s House of Bears
- Jacob Infante’s The Nefarious Jakesters
- Jack Salo’s
- TJ Starman’s The Smokin’ Bears
- Mason West’s Caleb’s Pretty Good to Really Really Really Great Brigade Who Didn’t Really Get Their Due (Read in the Zoolander Voice) - aka: Caleb and the Clawettes
- Bill Zimmerman’s The Z-Bombs
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