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Northwestern promoted Mike Polisky to athletic director to succeed Jim Phillips, the school announced Monday morning.

Polisky had been Northwestern’s deputy athletic director for external affairs since 2010. Previously, he was president and general manager of the Arena Football League’s Chicago Rush and president of business operations for the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League.

Phillips took the ACC commissioner job in December and finished his time at Northwestern in February.

The school’s search for a replacement was delayed as it investigated a federal lawsuit filed by a former cheerleader who named Polisky as one of four defendants, as well as the university. Northwestern filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit Friday.

Hayden Richardson claims she and her teammates were “presented as sex objects” at numerous events, including football tailgates, and were forced to interact with drunk and belligerent fans for the university’s financial gain. Some were sexually harassed on numerous occasions while wearing their Northwestern uniforms, according to the lawsuit.

The complaint states that Polisky accused Richardson of fabricating her claims and didn’t allow her to meet with Phillips.

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The Chicago Bears had an A+ caliber draft led by general manager Ryan Pace, but the roster could use some work. Preferably, cornerback, linebacker, and safety are positions that still need help after the outstanding draft over the weekend. Ryan Pace put together a fan-favorite NFL draft for the Bears over the weekend. His biggest […]

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Chicago Bears 2021 NFL Draft: Ryan Pace worked magic in late rounds by Ryan Heckman

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What a weekend it was for the Chicago Bears, who absolutely dominated the 2021 NFL Draft.

Who knew that, just days after the draft was over, we would be looking at the national media giving rounds of applause for the job general manager Ryan Pace did. It was truly a memorable weekend, and Pace reeled a lot of doubting fans back in with the remarkable showing.

No draft pick was more exciting, around all of the NFL, than when the Bears moved up to number 11 overall to select Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields. That moment alone defined this weekend’s draft, because now that all of the draft grades are coming out, it’s hard to find an outlet that didn’t give the Bears an ‘A+.’

Fields certainly gives this franchise hope for the future. This is a team that has been so defined by poor or mediocre quarterback play that Chicago has become the butt of too many jokes over the years. Finally, it appears as those jokes are over.

Fields will boost the stock of a lot of Bears players from the get-go. The entire team’s stock has risen simply because of that one pick.

The 2021 NFL Draft was great for many current Chicago Bears players, and some more than others.

Over the weekend, there were a few players in particular whose stock rose a little bit for different reasons; mostly due to the fact that they didn’t see Chicago threaten their position in the draft.

That’s always an interesting part of the draft. Current players pay attention mostly because they want to see how much better the team gets, but also because they don’t want to get replaced. Take Andy Dalton, for example. No matter what Ryan Pace or Matt Nagy say, he has to know his days are numbered as the presumed starter.

A few of Dalton’s teammates, though, should be feeling pretty good about themselves at the moment. Some, in particular, very well could have been replaced over the weekend — or at least seen a future replacement drafted. These five Bears are the ones who can relax, for now, after the conclusion of the 2021 NFL Draft.

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