Get ready to find out where the draft’s top quarterbacks are heading for next season.

The top talents in college football will find out where they’re playing next when the 2021 NFL Draft kicks off with the first round Thursday night in Cleveland. It’s the first of seven rounds as the event stretches over three days.

A draft class full of talented quarterbacks has fueled tons of hype in recent weeks, but the excitement may not start until a couple picks in.

Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence, who’s considered the best quarterback prospect to come out of college since Andrew Luck, appears to be a lock to be selected with the first overall pick by the Jaguars.

The Jets, holders of the No. 2 pick, don’t have quite as obvious a move, but they’re widely expected to take BYU’s Zach Wilson after trading Sam Darnold to Carolina.

The third pick may be where the real action begins with the 49ers, who traded up earlier this offseason to have their pick of the remaining QBs available. North Dakota State’s Trey Lance, Alabama’s Mac Jones and Ohio State’s Justin Fields round out the group of passers expected to go in the first round.

How to watch Round 1 of the 2021 NFL Draft

Time: 7 p.m. CT
TV: ESPN, ABC, NFL Network
Live stream: ESPN app, NFL app

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So what can Bears fans look forward to this weekend?

Patrick Finley, Jason Lieser and Mark Potash preview what Bears fans can expect as the NFL Draft gets underway Thursday night.

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The Chicago Bears play right in the heart of Big Ten country. Chicago is a good place for some of the Big Ten’s best players to end up so maybe they will look to that conference in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft. The Bears have been atrocious in the early rounds of […]

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Chicago police have issued an alert about three recent armed robberies in Northwest Side neighborhoods, including one where the victim was shot.

In each incident, someone was approached by up to three people — described only as males — who flashed a gun and demanded their property, Chicago police said in the community alert.

In one incident, the victim refused to comply and was shot.

The men were seen fleeing in a light blue 1992 Toyota Camry with an Illinois plate BG91347 or an older model white Ford Explorer, police said.

The robberies happened:

• About 4:25 a.m. April 17 in the 2600 block of North Laramie Avenue;
• About 6:55 p.m. April 22 in the 3700 block of North Belden Avenue; and
• About 3:25 p.m. April 23 in the 2300 block of North Ridgeway Avenue.

Anyone with information can contact Area Five detectives at 312-746-7394.

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2021 NFL Draft: Teddy Bridgewater trade helps Chicago Bears by Jordan Campbell

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The Chicago Bears might be willing to trade up at the 2021 NFL Draft. We know how important this year’s draft this because of the fact that they really need a quarterback. They may or may not trade up to get someone but they certainly should try.

If they did try to pull off that type of deal, they might need to give up one of their star players. There are a few likely candidates if something like that was going to happen. These are the star players that the Bears would most likely trade in this scenario:

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Akiem Hicks

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The Chicago Bears might be willing to move Akiem Hicks to move up in the draft.

The Chicago Bears told Akiem Hicks that he could seek out a trade on his own but they might be smart to move him in the draft. A team might really want to add a defensive end that creates pressure as well as Hicks does. Losing him would be tough for the Bears pass rush but they have a few other guys there that can do it. The hope is that Khalil Mack is able to have a great year and Robert Quinn is able to bounce back.

Hicks has been a great player for a long time and should continue to be a good player but the Bears are nothing without a quarterback. They have already proved that they can have a good pass rush but still be a mediocre team because the offense can’t move the ball. Any of the teams that are in the top ten that think they can be a winning football team in 2021 might be smart to move down to 20 and take Hicks so the Bears can move up.

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