Last summer Kiran Amegadjie was at a golf club where his father belongs and walked up to Bears coach Matt Eberflus, who was there as a guest.He will be, much to the shock of those who thought the Bears would zero in on defense in Round 3 of the draft.
The need for defense was great but GM Ryan Poles decided on another offensive lineman who was a left tackle but also played at guard. That's three straight offensive players in this draft in case anyone is counting. No defense. "That was my first interaction with the Bears. Took a visit. They came and saw me at school a couple times. I got the call. And everybody is just congratulating me on staying home. Ready to go get to work."
Amegadjie was with a large group of 25 to 30 Yale teammates and what he estimated was 60 to 70 family members celebrating the announcement at Salt Creek Golf Club near his house.