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The Bears did not draft a player in the first round on nine occasions, most recently in 2022. [23] 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 ...
The draft was held May 3–4, 1977, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, New York. [1] [2] The league also held its first supplemental draft, which took place after the regular draft and before the regular season. This was the first draft in the common draft era (since 1967) with twelve
Justin Fields (2021–2023) Mitchell Trubisky (2017–2020) Jay Cutler, who holds multiple Bears franchise passing records [1] (2009–2016) Kyle Orton started 15 games in 2008 Rex Grossman, who played for the Bears in Super Bowl XLI in 2006 (2003–2008) Jim McMahon, who won the Bears' only Super Bowl in 1985 (1982–1988)
The NFL draft, officially known as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting", [1] [2] [3] is an annual event which serves as the league's most common source of player recruitment. [4] The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings; the teams with the worst win–loss records receive the earliest picks.
The 1977 Chicago Bears season was their 58th regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with a 9–5 record, which was their first winning season since 1967 and earned them a wild card spot against the Dallas Cowboys , who eventually beat the Bears 37–7 en route to a Super Bowl victory.
That finish came on May 3, 1977, when Phipps was traded to the Bears for a first-round draft pick in 1978, which turned out to be Hall of Fame tight end Ozzie Newsome. He saw minimal action during the 1977 NFL season , threw for two touchdowns (along with 10 interceptions) the next year, but saw his most extensive action in 1979.
NFL playoff picture, draft order Week 14: Eagles clinch postseason berth as Raiders hold No. 1 draft pick. ... Chicago Bears (4-9) 10. Cincinnati Bengals (5-8) 11. New Orleans Saints (5-8) 12 ...
He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the 1977 NFL draft. Evans played professionally for the Bears as well as Chicago's team in the United States Football League (USFL), the Chicago Blitz, as well as the USFL's Denver Gold, and the NFL's Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders in a career that spanned nearly 20 years from 1977 to 1995.