The Bears Reportedly Told Patrick Mahomes He Was Their Top QB Before Drafting Mitch Trubisky

Bears fans have for years now been tired of hearing about the fact that Ryan Pace not only drafted Mitchell Trubisky ahead of Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson, but traded up to so. It's going to be a conversation that will be had for decades.

Kalyn Kahler, in an exhaustive story about this decision for Bleacher Report, writes that the Bears actually told Mahomes during the Draft process that he was their top QB pick:

To pile on to the draft regret, league sources say that sometime in early March of that year, the Bears told Mahomes that he was their top quarterback in the class, and gave Mahomes the strong presumption they would take him. This further explains why Mahomes counted to 10 on his fingers after passing for a touchdown at Soldier Field last season. "10" for his draft position, a message to the team who passed on their "top quarterback." The Bears' interest in Mahomes was real, but the conversation with Mahomes that he was their top QB may have been a smokescreen to throw people off the scent of their actual top quarterback.