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Draft hype isn’t the game Baylor WR Kendall Wright came to play

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Kendall Wright, who had a brilliant career at Baylor as a four-year starter, can’t ignore all the pre-NFL draft chatter, even if he’s not actively paying attention. Quiet and low-profile by nature, the wide receiver refuses to ride the emotional rolle…

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Coby Fleener was unheralded for three years at Joliet Catholic because there was nothing to herald. As a junior, he was a bit player on the football team who sometimes didn’t even get into the game. A major contributor in baseball and basketball, Fleene…

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Bears general manager Phil Emery says he’s targeting ‘‘about seven players’’ for the 19th pick of the NFL draft Thursday. I’m not quite well-versed in Emery-speak yet, but my intuition tells me it’s his way of giving us something to chew on …

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The Chicago Bears face a fascinating, largely overlooked and mutually-exclusive dilemma as they prepare for this week's draft.

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We're Black and Blue All Over: We've discussed the possibility of North Carolina defensive end Quinton Coples falling out of the top 10 of the NFL draft and perhaps being available to the Chicago Bears at No. 19 overall. Coples is one of the top athleti…