About this episode

Matt Miller discusses the Chicago Bears' 2026 NFL Draft class and the team's decision-making process.

In the second hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes were joined by ESPN draft analyst Matt Miller to share his insight on the Bears' seven-player 2026 NFL Draft class. Miller loved what the Bears accomplished in this draft, as he's a big fan of safety Dillon Thieneman and center Logan Jones. After that, Spiegel and Holmes detailed how it's clear that head coach Ben Johnson is the Bears' lead decision-maker on personnel matters.

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt Spiegel, Laurence Holmes

Guest: Matt Miller

Topics covered

• NFL Draft
• Chicago Bears
• sports analysis
• draft class evaluation
• player insights

Keywords

• Bears
• NFL Draft
• Matt Miller
• Dillon Thieneman
• Logan Jones
• Ben Johnson
• draft analysis

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Organizations: ESPN

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