2024 NFL Draft live updates: Reports swirl about Bears’ plan for No. 9 pick

2024 NFL Draft live updates: Reports swirl about Bears’ plan for No. 9 pick originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago

Welcome to the 2024 NFL Draft! You’ve made it. The only thing to expect from the draft is the unexpected.

Follow along with all the updates from NBC Sports Chicago in real-time, starting with Football Night in Chicago (6-6:30 p.m.), then Fanatics Draft Night Preview Show (6:30-7 p.m.) and Fanatics First Round Live Reaction Show (7-9 p.m.).

You can watch all the action on NBC Sports Chicago or our YouTube Channel. The live reaction show will stream from 7 p.m.- 9 p.m. in the player at the top of this story.

Now, let’s get down to business. Here are the latest updates from the Bears’ NFL Draft.

The likely Bears quarterback arrived in Detroit with his mother and girlfriend at his side. He’s donning a navy suit with silver linings, adorned with a dapper side zipper. Williams spoke prior to the draft and signed autographs, too.

5:27 p.m. (CT): Bears ‘have called both ways’ about trading the No. 9 pick

According to SI’s Albert Breer, the Bears (and the Broncos) “have called around going both ways” as it pertains to the No. 9 pick. Are they thinking about moving up in the draft?

MORE: Bears ‘have called around going both ways’ in the 2024 NFL Draft: report

3:43 p.m. (CT): Bears ‘very open for business’ with the No. 9 pick

Everyone knows what the Bears plan to do with the No. 1 pick, making Caleb Williams the team’s next quarterback. But what about the No. 9 pick?

Reports from NFL insiders in Detroit are starting to leak about their plans; one report suggests the Bears are “very open for business” with the No. 9 pick, specifically in a trade-down scenario for the “right price.”

MORE: Reports: Bears ‘very open for business’ with the No. 9 pick

Get to know Caleb Williams

USC quarterback Caleb Williams will undoubtedly become the next Bears quarterback as the No. 1 pick in the draft.

He’s among the most highly-touted quarterback prospects in recent memory. Some dare to give him the moniker “generational talent” based on a plethora of his finest skills.

MORE: Get to know Caleb Williams’ football resumé before the 2024 NFL draft begins

Bears’ 2024 NFL Draft picks

The Bears have the fewest number of picks of any NFL team in the draft with four picks.

Here’s a full list of the Bears picks– as things stand right now– for the 2024 NFL Draft:

First round: No. 1 overall (via Carolina)
First round: No. 9 overall
Third round: No. 75 overall
Fourth round: No. 122 overall (via Eagles)

Where did all the Bears’ picks from this draft go? Check out the backstory.

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