Chicago Bears: Veterans in danger following 2018 NFL Draft

Wide Receiver Bennie Fowler

A couple of weeks ago when the Bears signed Bennie Fowler, I tweeted that he would merely be a camp body. Some folks took issue with that. But, here we are, looking at two draft picks spent on receivers and having to dive into some future decisions to be made at the position.

With the additions of second-round pick Anthony Miller and seventh-round selection Javon Wims, you’d have to believe these guys will make it through camp and onto the roster, barring any hiccups between now and then. Typically, players taken in the draft, regardless of position, are given at least a year on the team unless they have a horrendous camp.

So, looking at Allen Robinson, Taylor Gabriel, Kevin White, Miller and Wims, you have five receivers who will most likely make the team. Unless White’s health fails him again, he should be on the team. Pace and Nagy have shared a lot of faith in him and want to give him a clean slate.

If the Bears carry five receivers, that’s what you’d be looking at. They will probably carry six, if I had to guess, though. So, for the sixth guy you’re looking at picking out of Fowler, Josh Bellamy, Marlon Brown, Tanner Gentry as well as some other names that include undrafted free agents.

Fowler looks like one of the odd men out before even playing a game with the team, unless he has an outstanding camp.