Mike Ditka was the Bears' first-round selection in the
1961 NFL draft .
[1] Ditka would later become the team's
head coach for 11 seasons, during which time they won
Super Bowl XX .
[2] In 1988, he was inducted into the
Pro Football Hall of Fame for his accomplishments as a player.
[3]
The
Chicago Bears are an
American football franchise based in
Chicago, Illinois . The Bears compete in the
National Football League (NFL) as a member of the
National Football Conference
North Division . The franchise was founded in
Decatur, Illinois , on September 20, 1919,
[4] became professional on September 17, 1920, and moved to Chicago in 1921.
[5]
[6]
[7] It is one of only two remaining franchises from the NFL's founding in 1920, along with the
Arizona Cardinals , which was originally also in Chicago.
[8]
[9]
[6] The team played home games at
Wrigley Field on Chicago's
North Side through the 1970 season; they now play at
Soldier Field on the
South Side adjacent to
Lake Michigan .
[10]
[11]
[12]
The
NFL draft , officially known as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting",
[13]
[14]
[15] is an annual event which serves as the league's most common source of player recruitment.
[16] The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings; the teams with the worst win–loss records receive the earliest picks. Teams that qualified for the
NFL playoffs select after non-qualifiers, and their order depends on how far they advanced, using their regular season record as a tie-breaker. The final two selections in the first round are reserved for the
Super Bowl runner-up and champion. Draft picks are
tradable and players or other picks can be acquired with them.
[17]
In 1936, the league introduced the NFL draft after team owners voted on it in 1935.
[18]
[19] The intention of the draft is to make the NFL more competitive, as some teams had an advantage in signing players.
[17]
[19] From
1947 through
1958 the NFL designated the first overall selection as a "bonus" or "lottery pick". The pick was awarded by a random draw and the winner who received the "bonus pick" forfeited its selection in the final round of the draft and became ineligible for future draws. The system was abolished prior to the
1959 NFL draft , as all twelve teams in the league at the time had received a bonus choice.
[20]
[21]
Since the
first draft , the Bears have selected 95 players in the first round. The team's first-round pick in the inaugural NFL draft was
Joe Stydahar , a
tackle from
West Virginia University ; he was the 6th overall selection.
[22] The Bears have held the
first overall pick twice and selected
Tom Harmon in
1941 and
Bob Fenimore in
1947 .
[22] In the
most recent draft , held in 2023, the Bears chose
Tennessee tackle
Darnell Wright .
[22]
The Bears did not draft a player in the first round on nine occasions, most recently in
2022 .
[22] Eleven of the team's first-round picks—
Dick Butkus ,
Jim Covert ,
Mike Ditka ,
Dan Hampton ,
Chuck Howley ,
Sid Luckman ,
Walter Payton ,
Gale Sayers ,
Joe Stydahar ,
Clyde Turner , and
Brian Urlacher —have been inducted into the
Pro Football Hall of Fame .
[21]
[22] Three of the team's first-round picks—
Dave Behrman ,
Steve DeLong , and
George Rice —chose to sign with the NFL's
pre-merger direct competitor, the
American Football League (AFL), instead.
[23]
[24]
[25]
[26]
Player selections
Hall of Fame linebacker
Brian Urlacher was drafted by the Bears with the 9th overall pick in the
2000 NFL draft . He spent his whole career with the Bears (
2000 –
2012 ), during which time he won
NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2005), made the
NFL 2000s All-Decade Team , and was selected to eight
Pro Bowls .
[27]
[28]
Running back
Walter Payton was drafted by the Bears in
1975 and inducted into the
Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993. He won the
NFL MVP award in 1977 and was unanimously selected for the
NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team .
[29]
[30]
Gale Sayers , a running back drafted in
1965 , spent his entire 7 season career with the Bears before being inducted into the
Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977. Sayers was a five-time
All-Pro and was selected for the
NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team .
[31]
[30]
Dick Butkus was a linebacker drafted by the Bears in the
1965 NFL draft . During his 9-year career with the Bears, he was the
Defensive Player of the Year twice, made eight
Pro Bowls , and was selected as an
All-Pro eight times. He was also unanimously selected for the
NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team .
[32]
[33]
See also
Notes
^ Chicago traded end
Ed Manske to the
Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for their 1939 first-round selection (No. 2 overall).
[34]
^ Chicago traded guard
Dick Bassi and end
Les McDonald to the
Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for center
John Schiechl . As a result of Schiechl failing to report, Chicago received Philadelphia's 1941 first-round selection (No. 1 overall).
[35]
[36]
^
Tom Harmon signed with the
New York Americans of the
American Football League , who he played a single game for prior to enlisting in the Army Air Corps.
[37] In 1946, Chicago traded the rights to Harmon to the
Los Angeles Rams in exchange for halfback
Dante Magnani and tackle
Fred Davis .
[38]
[39]
^ Chicago traded back
Billy Patterson to the
Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for their 1941 first-round selection (No. 3 overall).
[40]
[41]
^
a
b Chicago traded quarterback
Bobby Layne to the
New York Bulldogs (who became the New York Yanks) in exchange for their 1950 first-round selection (No. 3 overall), 1951 first-round selection (No. 10 overall), and cash.
[45]
[46]
[47]
[48]
^ Chicago traded
two-way player
Jim Spavital to the
Baltimore Colts in exchange for their 1951 first-round selection (No. 2 overall).
[49]
[50]
^ Chicago traded their 1963 first-round selection (No. 10 overall) to the
Los Angeles Rams in exchange for fullback
Joe Marconi .
[51]
[52]
^ Chicago traded quarterback
Ed Brown to the
Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for their 1963 first-round selection (No. 11 overall) and 1964 second-round selection (No. 23 overall).
[53]
^ Chicago traded their 1964 second- and fourth-round selections (Nos. 28 and 51 overall) to the
Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for their 1965 first-round selection (No. 3 overall).
[54]
[55]
^ Chicago traded end
Angelo Coia and defensive tackle
Fred Williams to the
Washington Redskins in exchange for their 1965 first-round selection (No. 6 overall).
[56]
[57]
^ Chicago did not submit their first-round selection within the allotted 15 minute time frame. This allowed the
New York Giants (previously pick No. 14 overall) the opportunity to select ahead of Chicago (previously pick No. 13 overall).
[58]
^ Chicago traded their 1970 first-round selection (No. 2 overall) to the
Green Bay Packers in exchange for guard
Bob Hyland , halfback
Elijah Pitts , and linebacker
Lee Roy Caffey .
[59]
[60]
^ Chicago traded guard
Bob Hyland and cornerback
Bennie McRae to the
New York Giants in exchange for their 1972 first-round selection (No. 3 overall).
[61]
[62]
^
a
b Chicago traded the rights to
George Seals to the
Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for their 1973 first-round selection (No. 17 overall).
[63]
^
a
b Chicago traded a 1973 first- (received from the
Kansas City Chiefs )
[N] and third-round selection (Nos. 17 and 58 overall) to the
Detroit Lions in exchange for their 1973 first-round selection (No. 17 overall) and tight end
Craig Cotton .
[64]
[65]
^ Chicago traded a 1973 first-round selection (No. 19 overall, received from the
Detroit Lions )
[O] to the
New England Patriots in exchange for running back
Carl Garrett .
[66]
^ Chicago received a 1974 first-round selection (No. 20 overall) from the
Los Angeles Rams as compensation for free agent wide receiver
Dick Gordon .
[67]
[68]
^ Chicago traded their 1976 first- and third-round selections (Nos. 10 and 68 overall) to the
Detroit Lions in exchange for their first-round selection (No. 8 overall).
[69]
^ Chicago traded their 1977 fourth-round selection (No. 110 overall) and 1978 first-round selection (No. 20 overall) to the
Cleveland Browns in exchange for quarterback
Mike Phipps .
[70]
[71]
[72]
^ Chicago traded defensive tackle
Wally Chambers to the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for their 1979 first-round selection (No. 4 overall) and tight end Bob Moore.
[55]
^ Chicago traded their 1982 second-round selection (No. 32 overall) to the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for their 1983 first-round selection (No. 18 overall).
[73]
^
a
b Chicago received a 1988 first-round selection (No. 27 overall) and 1989 first-round selection (No. 12 overall) from the
Washington Redskins as compensation for free agent linebacker
Wilber Marshall .
[74]
[75]
^ Chicago traded their 1989 first-round selection (No. 25 overall) to the
Miami Dolphins in exchange for their 1989 second- and third-round selections (Nos. 36 and 65 overall).
[76]
[77]
^ Chicago traded wide receiver
Willie Gault to the
Oakland Raiders in exchange for their 1989 first-round selection (No. 11 overall) and 1990 third-round selection (No. 63 overall).
[78]
[74]
[79]
^ Chicago traded their 1996 first-, third, and sixth-round selections (Nos. 18, 83, and 201 overall) to the
St. Louis Rams in exchange for their 1996 first-round selection (No. 13 overall).
[80]
^ Chicago traded their 1997 first-round selection (No. 11 overall) to the
Seattle Seahawks in exchange for quarterback
Rick Mirer .
[81]
^ Chicago traded their 1999 first-round selection (No. 7 overall) to the
Washington Redskins in exchange for their 1999 first-, third-, fourth-, and fifth-round selections (Nos. 12, 71, 106, and 144 overall) and 2000 third-round selection (No. 87 overall).
[82]
^
a
b
c Chicago traded their 2003 first-round selection (No. 4 overall) to the
New York Jets in exchange for their 2003 fourth- and two first-round selections (Nos. 13, 22, and 116 overall).
[83]
^ Chicago traded a 2003 first-round selection (No. 13 overall, received from
New York Jets )
[AB] to the
New England Patriots in exchange for their 2003 first- and sixth-round selections (Nos. 14 and 193 overall).
[83]
^ Chicago traded their 2006 first-round selection (No. 26 overall) to the
Buffalo Bills in exchange for their 2006 second- and third-round selections (Nos. 42 and 73 overall).
[84]
^
a
b Chicago traded their 2009 first- and third-round selections (Nos. 18 and 84 overall), 2010 first-round selection (No. 11 overall), and quarterback
Kyle Orton to the
Denver Broncos in exchange for their 2009 fifth-round selection (No. 140 overall) and quarterback
Jay Cutler .
[85]
^ Chicago traded their 2016 first- and fourth-round selections (Nos. 11 and 106 overall) to the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for their 2016 first-round selection (No. 9 overall).
[86]
^ Chicago traded their 2017 first-, third-, and fourth-round selections (Nos. 3, 67, and 111 overall) and 2018 third-round selection (No. 78 overall) to the
San Francisco 49ers in exchange for their 2017 first-round selection (No. 2 overall).
[87]
^
a
b Chicago traded their 2019 first- and sixth-round selections (Nos. 24 and 196 overall) and 2020 first- and third-round selections (Nos. 19 and 81 overall) to the
Oakland Raiders in exchange for their 2020 second- and seventh-round selections (Nos. 43 and 226 overall) and linebacker
Khalil Mack .
[88]
^
a
b Chicago traded their 2021 first- and fifth-round selections (Nos. 20 and 164 overall) and 2022 first- and fourth-round selections (Nos. 7 and 112 overall) to the
New York Giants in exchange for their 2021 first-round selection (No. 11 overall).
[89]
^
a
b Chicago traded their 2023 first-round selection (No. 1 overall) to the
Carolina Panthers in exchange for their 2023 first- and second-round selections (Nos. 9 and 61 overall), 2024 first-round selection (No. 1 overall), 2025 second-round selection (No. yet to be determined), and wide receiver
D. J. Moore .
[90]
^ Chicago traded a 2023 first-round selection (No. 10 overall, received from
Carolina Panthers )
[AJ] to the
Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for their 2023 first-round selection (No. 10 overall) and 2024 fourth-round selection (no. yet to be determined).
[90]
[91]
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Records Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Minor league affiliates Retired numbers Key personnel Division championships (21) Conference championships (4) League championships (9) Media
Broadcasters
Radio:
Personnel:
Television:
WFLD (pre-season and most regular season games through
Fox , official pre-game and post-game alternate)
Marquee Sports Network (official post-game and in-season programming)
Personnel:
Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter)
Adam Amin (pre-season play-by-play)
Jim Miller (pre-season analyst)
Current league affiliations